The New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation imposes significant requirements on financial services companies doing business in New York. DFS, which enforces the regulation, has remained...more
On September 6, 2018, the Conference of Western Attorneys General (“CWAG”), a bipartisan group of attorneys general from a majority of U.S. states, issued a Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Policy Working Paper (the “Paper”)...more
On December 6, 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a report describing findings and observations from its member firm examination program (the “Report”)....more
n October 13, 2017, finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven (the “G-7”) released a report entitled Fundamental Elements for Effective Assessment of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector. The G-7...more
On June 13, 2017, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy held a hearing entitled “State-Sponsored Cyberspace Threats: Recent Incidents and U.S. Policy...more
On April 19, 2017, professional services company Accenture released the results of its survey of security executives in the banking sector relating to cybersecurity strategy and priorities. The survey results and...more
On January 18, 2017, during the final days of the Obama Administration, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a white paper (the “FCC Paper”) on cybersecurity risk mitigation in communications networks. The...more
Continuing the trend of recent years, cybersecurity has remained at the top of the regulatory agenda for several federal and state agencies. For financial institutions, keeping track of the dizzying array of proposed...more
On October 17, 2016, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC” or the “Council”) released a set of answers to frequently asked questions about its cybersecurity assessment tool (the “CAT”). The FFIEC, an...more
On August 29, 2016, MeriTalk, a public-private partnership that works on government Information Technology (“IT”) issues, released a report titled “Navigating the Cybersecurity Equation.” The report examines how federal...more
On July 25 and 26, 2016, industry stakeholders assembled in Arlington, Virginia, to participate in the Medical Device Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation Conference sponsored by Q1 Productions. The conference focused on the...more