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Offensive Security Under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulation is part of the European Union’s (EU) strategy to enhance the overall stability of the EU financial system by ensuring that financial entities are resilient to digital...more

Mayer Brown

Cybersecurity Regulations on the March

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Join us on the latest episode of Financial Services Focus as Justin Herring, Jeff Taft and Ana Bruder discuss key cyber threats facing the financial services industry, including third-party risks, sophisticated ransomware,...more

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Treasury Department Warns Financial Institutions to Prepare for AI-Age Fraud — AI: The Washington Report

Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 AI executive order, the US Department of Treasury (Treasury) released a report on cybersecurity risks in the financial services sector in March 2024. While recognizing the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cybersecurity: What to Watch for in 2024

In 2024, businesses will continue to face an evolving landscape of cyber threats, along with an increasingly complex regulatory environment. With heightened scrutiny from regulators, consumers, and investors, the need to...more

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NYDFS Finalizes Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulations

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On November 1, 2023, New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the “Department”) released the finalized revisions (the “Second Amendment”) to 23 NYCRR Part 500 (Part 500) – the most significant modifications to Part...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What are the prudential regulators saying about fintech partnerships?

What is changing with how prudential regulators view fintech partnerships? How is this affecting financial institutions TPRM programs? Originally published in CeFPro - June 8, 2023....more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Webinar] Expert Perspectives: Implementing DORA, Mastering the Challenges and Opportunities - May 17th, 9:00 am ET

DORA is set to transform how European based Financial Institutions enhance the operational resilience of their critical business processes. With an implementation date of 17th January 2025 the evolving nature of the...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 30

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Cybersecurity Alert: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fallout - Undoubtedly, cyber criminals are out in full force with phishing links and other scams trying to capitalize on the disruption and panic that many...more

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Cyber Threats, Creativity, and Growth: Recapping the 2022 Annual Factoring Conference

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Last month, I attended the 28th Annual Factoring Conference presented by the International Factoring Association (IFA) in Boston.  This is the world's largest conference of its kind, dedicated solely to banks, lenders,...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule and Reopens Comment Period for Reporting on Securities Loans

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more

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FINRA Urges Firms to Heed CISA/FBI “Shields Up” Warning on Russia

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The regular “Weekly Update” email from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) had an eye-catching warning February 16, urging broker-dealer member firms to heed the “Shields Up” cyber threat warning from the...more

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PRA messaging around firms’ operational resilience to cyber threat

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In May the PRA’s Lyndon Nelson gave a speech about the development of the Regulator’s response to cyber risk. In his speech he...more

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OSFI Cybersecurity Guidance and Notification Requirements

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OSFI, the Canadian Federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, on August 13, 2021, issued new guidance on Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting, replacing prior guidance of March 2019....more

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FDIC Seeks Comment on Supervisory Approach to Examinations During Pandemic

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more

Hogan Lovells

Financial institutions general regulatory news, March 2021 # 3

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AI Public-Private Forum: BoE publishes minutes of second meeting The Bank of England (BoE) has published minutes from the second meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum (AIPPF), which was held on 26...more

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NYDFS Surges Ahead with Cybersecurity Enforcement: Recent Fine Highlights Need for Financial Institutions to Focus on Incident...

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has become a frequent topic of these alerts. In recent weeks we have covered multiple actions from the regulator, including its first enforcement action, its SolarWinds...more

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Key Takeaways from Recent Cyberattack Resulting in Demise of Hedge Fund

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We've all heard a lot about cybersecurity risks and how cyberattacks have dramatically increased since COVID-19 changed our daily work environments. A recent attack has resulted in the demise of a hedge fund and illustrates...more

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Data Privacy Day: Top Considerations for 2021

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Happy Data Privacy Day! Since 2007, privacy professionals from across the globe have gathered together on January 28 to raise awareness about data privacy and security best practices and issues. ...more

Snell & Wilmer

Federal Financial Regulators Propose Rule Accelerating Cyber Threat Reporting Requirements

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In December 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

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Payments regulatory news, December 2020 # 2

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PIs and EMIs: HM Treasury consults on a new special administration regime - HM Treasury is consulting on proposed insolvency changes for payment institutions (PIs) and electronic money institutions (EMIs), including a...more

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FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions on Role in Facilitating Ransomware Attacks

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With an increase in the frequency, sophistication, and cost of ransomware attacks, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory on October 1, 2020 alerting financial institutions to ransomware trends...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York DFS Issues Risk Alert Concerning Possible Iran Cyber-Attacks

In view of Iran’s vows to retaliate against the United States for the death of Quassem Soleimani, the NYDFS has issued an industry letter  to all regulated entities regarding the need for heightened cybersecurity precautions....more

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New York Department of Financial Services Announces Creation of Cybersecurity Division

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New York is the first state to establish a department within a financial regulatory agency that is tasked with protecting consumers and financial markets against cyber threats. On May 22, 2019, the New York Department of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.24.2019 | Top Story: White House plans $16 billion in farm aid amidst ongoing trade war

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The US’s ongoing trade war with China—which just isn’t going away any time soon—has prompted the White House to propose a new “$16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by Beijing’s tariffs.” At the same time, leaders from both...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The Financial Stability Board’s “Cyber Lexicon” – Global Jargon for a Global Mission

On November 12, The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a Cyber Lexicon, designed to help financial institutions around the globe address “financial sector cyber resilience.” ...more

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