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The financial services sector must already contend with a maze of regulations in a variety of areas, and 2023 is poised to usher in new cybersecurity regulations for the industry. Organizations should ensure their security...more
Competent management of business information is a challenge for organizations across industries, but banking and financial services organizations face heightened information governance challenges that require dedicated...more
Following the SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline cyberattacks, the Biden Administration emphasized a shift toward mandatory cybersecurity requirements. Throughout 2021, government agencies issued new cybersecurity guidance,...more
On October 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule (Final Rule) and supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Safeguards Rule promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA),...more
On October 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revisions to its Safeguards Rule (Revised Safeguards Rule), which requires certain financial institutions to implement information security programs to protect...more
For the last 18 years, most financial services businesses could sum up their privacy practices with just four letters: G-L-B-A, also known as Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Public Law 106-102, and its implementing...more
For the first time in 17 years, the FTC is proposing significant increases to the information security standards which apply to those financial institutions that are regulated by the FTC and are not already subject to similar...more
The FTC has proposed amendments to its 2003 Safeguards Rule and the 2000 Privacy Rule, applicable to financial institutions under the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). ...more
Less than three months after California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1121 this week, making a number of technical and substantive changes to the law....more
A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more
When the topic of data privacy and cyber security comes up, most people automatically think of data breaches, especially given the high-profile nature of so many of them. Breaches and hacks are certainly an issue about which...more
The New York Department of Financial Services has new cybersecurity regulations “designed to promote the protection of customer information as well as the information technology systems of regulated entities [financial...more
In December 2016, Thomas Curry, the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that cybersecurity was the single greatest systemic threat to our financial system. He was not being hyperbolic. Cybersecurity should be on...more
In a major new cybersecurity initiative the federal banking agencies have issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (“APNR”) seeking comment on enhanced cybersecurity standards for banking entities with $50 billion or...more
Financial institutions have been at the forefront of protecting their customers’ personal information, including names, addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, Social Security numbers, income, and credit histories. The...more
Financial institutions are attractive targets for cyber attacks due to their collection of private customer and economic information. In order to help the private sector respond more effectively to cyber attacks, President...more
To avoid potential personal liability for cybersecurity breaches, bank directors should take proactive steps to make sure their institution complies with all applicable regulations. In the wake of recent well-publicized...more
In light of numerous recent data breaches, cybersecurity has emerged as an issue impacting organizations ranging from the local hardware store to the largest multi-national firms in the world. In short, no industry is immune...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more
Managed security services are often a natural “add-on” when outsourcing IT services given that data protection is integral to application development, software as a service, and cloud storage, among other services. More...more