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New York Cybersecurity Regulation Requires Submission of Compliance Certification or Acknowledgement of Noncompliance Next Week

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On April 3, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued reminders about upcoming implementation and reporting deadlines related to its cybersecurity regulations. Upcoming deadlines require...more

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Reminder: New York Cybersecurity Reporting Deadline April 15, 2025; New Regulations Effective May 1, 2025

Covered entities regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) must submit cybersecurity compliance forms by April 15, 2025. New sets of requirements for system monitoring and access privileges,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York Amends its Data Breach Notification Law

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Keypoint: New York has amended its data breach notification law twice in the last 60 days to (1) add a 30-day deadline for notifying affected residents, (2) clarify that covered financial entities must still notify the New...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYDFS Speaks Out on AI and its Cybersecurity Risks

The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) recently published guidance on managing cyber risks related to AI for the financial services and insurance industry. Though the circular letter does not introduce any...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New York Bolsters Cybersecurity Requirements

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Covered financial institutions now face heightened expectations in relation to cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, and incident reporting. The New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) amendments (the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York’s Department of Financial Services Amplifies its Cybersecurity Regulations

On November 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) amended its cybersecurity regulations to institute additional standards and controls aimed at securing sensitive data among the financial...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYDFS Issues Supply Chain Management Guidance

The New York State Department of Financial Services recently issued recommendations to financial institutions in the aftermath of the SolarWinds cyberattack. In that attack, hackers inserted malware into SolarWinds software...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Issues Report on SolarWinds Cyberattack

On April 15, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a report on the recent SolarWinds cyberattack. A copy of the report is available... NYDFS called the attack a “wake-up call” to regulated...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NYDFS Issues Report on SolarWinds

This week, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued the Report on the SolarWinds Cyber Espionage Attack and Institutions’ Response....more

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NYDFS Consent Order Signals Regulator’s Growing Focus On Financial Institutions’ Incident Response And Security Practices

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In early March, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order that required Maine-based mortgage servicer Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. (“Residential”) to pay a $1.5 million...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance Regarding Heightened Cybersecurity Awareness During COVID-19 Pandemic

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently issued guidance to its regulated entities regarding heightened cybersecurity awareness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

White and Williams LLP

The Big Change in Cybersecurity Regulation That No One Is Talking About

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The close of 2019 witnessed a significant development in data security law that impacts companies regulated with respect to or engaged in the trading of public securities, as well as those companies that provide services to...more

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Risky Business: FTC Signals Departure From Risk-Based Approach, Proposing NYDFS-Like Security Requirements for the Safeguards Rule

With one eye on the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) cybersecurity rules and the other on two of its own Commissioners who dissented, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has proposed a sweeping overhaul to...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – October 2018

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Features - International Updates (Excluding the EU) - India’s Draft Data Protection Bill: Another GDPR Around the Corner? India recently introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Cybersecurity Compliance for Financial Institutions

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The New York Department of Financial Services has adopted detailed cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions. (Here). The NYDFS has filled a vacuum created by the failure of the federal government to act in this...more

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N.Y.’s New Cybersecurity Regulations: What Financial Services Companies Need to Know

With corporate data security breaches on the rise, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has adopted rules requiring financial institutions to take certain measures to safeguard their data and inform...more

King & Spalding

Cybersecurity And Financial Institutions: How New York’s “First-In-The-Nation” Data Security Regulations May Impact You

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March 1, 2017 marked the implementation of New York’s cybersecurity regulations, subjecting covered financial institutions to arguably the most burdensome cybersecurity regime yet. The regulations, promulgated by the New...more

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2017 Resolutions for Community Banks: A Focus on Cybersecurity

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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

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The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2016

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Updates on the EU: German DPA Publishes First Privacy Shield Guidelines, Requires German-Law Contracts for Transfers. On June 7, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. One question that many...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal Alert: New York’s New BSA/AML Rule Imposes Monitoring, Filtering and Certification Requirements

On June 30, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) adopted a new anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering (AML) regulation (Final Rule) that builds on federal anti-money laundering requirements to address...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

BELTWAY - Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more

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