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Courts Rule in Favor of Merck in Major Cyber Insurance Claim Case

Security Week has written an article covering the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division’s ruling in favor of Merck in the company’s $1.4 billion claim against insurers for the fallout of the NotPetya attack it suffered in 2017. Insurers argued that the property insurance offered to Merck had a war exclusion clause that was “clear and unambiguous, and it plainly applies to the NotPetya attack.”

Cyber Hygiene – Phishing Resistant MFA and Complex Passwords

Despite all the hype, many organizations implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) and complex passwords can still fall victim to cyber attacks. Multiple threat actor types are increasingly bypassing MFA controls, typically through MFA push notification fatigue or exploiting weaknesses in self-enrollment configurations, to gain access to a victim’s network.

Security Awareness – Understanding and Securing ‘Out-of-Control’ Devices

Organizations large and small are adopting endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to provide visibility into their networks. However, according to security researchers, many organizations’ percentage of EDR coverage on endpoints is in the range of 60-70 percent, leaving 30-40 percent of devices out of their control, greatly increasing an organization’s cyber risk.

Supply Chain Resilience – CISA Urges Organizations to Incorporate the FCC Covered List Into Risk Management Plans

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maintains a Covered List of communications equipment and services that have been determined by the U.S. government to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons to national security pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.

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