Cost of Noncompliance: More Than Just Fines
No Password Required: President at Constellation Cyber, Former FBI Translator, and Finder of Non-Magical Mushrooms
Privacy Officer's Roadmap: Data Breach and Ransomware Defense – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
No Password Required: Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, a DEF CON Groups Global Ambassador, and a World-Class Awkward Hugger
No Password Required: Founder and Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, CEO of the Cyber Marketing Firm Katzcy, and Someone Who Values Perseverance Over Perfection
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: When Cyber Attacks Hit Home
2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive into the Data
Episode 282 -- CISO and CCOs -- The Evolving Partnership
Cyber Threats
No Password Required: A Developer Advocate with Auth0 and an "Accordion Guy" with Rockstar Aspirations
Cybersecurity Threats Facing Food and Agribusiness Companies & the Preparation and Protection Safeguards to Help Mitigate Them
[Podcast] NSA Cybersecurity Services for Defense Contractors
Dark Web Monitoring - Unauthorized Access Podcast
Cyberside Chats: Everyone wants to be Batman. Hacking Back & Cybersecurity Law
Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting: Pros, Cons, and Next Steps
Fighting the Constantly Evolving Threat of Cybercrimes
Part 2: Cybersecurity and the Role of Management
Part 1: Cybersecurity and the Role of Management
No Password Required: The Philosopher CISO of Tallahassee Who Lives to Help Other People
Ransomware, Geopolitical Tensions, and the Race to Regulate
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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