NIST has updated its widely used Cybersecurity Framework to provide key updates and practical resources for organizations to manage and discuss cybersecurity risk. The updated framework, which remains voluntary, is designed...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks feedback on a draft version of its influential cybersecurity guidance, the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. Updates include an expansion of the CSF’s scope,...more
The US government continues to refine its influential cybersecurity guidance, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), with a substantial update to the CSF expected later this...more
On February 4, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Insurance Circular Letter No. 2 (2021), a Cyber Insurance Risk Framework (Framework) for insurers that write cyber insurance....more
2/17/2021
/ Consumer Insurance Products ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Insurance Regulations ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
Regulators, industry experts, and researchers provided insight into health privacy and security enforcement trends, emerging threats, and new tools at a recent conference focused on the Health Insurance Portability and...more
10/22/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Information Technology ,
NIST ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Right of Access ,
Risk Assessment
While eyes focus on the privacy legislative debate now underway in the United States, the development of a new Privacy Framework by the influential National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is also worthy of...more
It’s been almost a year since the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) came into effect. Since that time, a series of key dates have marked the implementation of...more
2/28/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Earlier this year, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) released an updated version of its Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight (Handbook). The updates add 16 pages of content to the previously...more
7/19/2017
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Handbooks ,
Information Technology ,
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) ,
Risk Management
As Hogan Lovells previously reported, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has launched a significant initiative to impose detailed cybersecurity requirements on covered financial institutions. On...more
2/27/2017
/ Banking Sector ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Confidential Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYDFS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Service Provider
In the past month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft update to its flagship cybersecurity framework as well as new standalone guidance on how organizations can plan to recover from...more
1/26/2017
/ Comment Period ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
NIST ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain