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Deadline Approaching: Covered Entities Must File Certifications of Compliance With Amended NYDFS Cyber Regulation by April 15

In November 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued its second amendment to its "Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (the Cybersecurity Regulation or Part 500). This was the...more

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NYDFS Finalizes Significant Amendment to Part 500 Cybersecurity Regulation

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On November 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued its Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies adopted in 2017, codified in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New York Raises the Bar Again: Revised Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies Finalized

On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) published its highly anticipated final amendments to its influential cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies (Part 500)....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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NY Department of Financial Services Finalizes Significant Amendments to Its Cybersecurity Regulations

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) adopted comprehensive amendments to its cybersecurity regulations (known as Part 500) on Nov. 1. The draft amendments were first published in July 2022 and finalized...more

Paul Hastings LLP

NYDFS Releases Major Update to Part 500 Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) adopted a long-expected amendment to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Regulations (Part 500) this week. These are the first significant changes to Part 500 since its inception...more

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NYDFS Proposes Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulation

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) on Nov. 9, 2022, released Proposed Amendments to its Cybersecurity Regulation. The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation was one of the first laws requiring companies to comply...more

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New York Fires First Salvo Under Cybersecurity Law

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has launched its first enforcement action under New York’s Cybersecurity law for financial services, so-called Part 500. Part 500 requires NYDFS licensed institutions to...more

King & Spalding

Energy Newsletter - April 2020

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Developing Contingency Plans: The NYDFS Mandate on Licensed Virtual Currency Businesses - The events surrounding COVID-19 have increased the use of fintech products, both out of necessity and convenience. Shelter-in-place...more

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New York Dept of Financial Services (NYDFS) Extends Cybersecurity Compliance Deadline

The NYDFS has announced that it has extended the deadline for compliance with certain cybersecurity requirements due to the coronavirus emergency. The announcement from the Superintendent of Financial Services of the State...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Insurance Industry Cybersecurity and COVID-19: The Importance of Risk Assessments

As companies seek to adapt to the worsening effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, security experts, as well as government agencies, including the FBI, are sounding the alarm on a drastic increase in the amount of cybersecurity...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation 18-month Compliance Deadline Arrives

On September 4, 2018, the third stage of compliance deadlines under the New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) expansive cybersecurity regulation went into effect....more

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New Obligations Under the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Come Online September 4

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) came into effect March 1, 2017...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

M&A and Cyber Diligence: New York’s DFS Issues a Reminder

Over the last year, U.S. companies have been hit with a wave of new data security regulations and agency guidance, ranging from the SEC’s Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures to the European Union’s General...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DFS Issues Compliance Certificate “Reminder”

Last week, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) sent notices to companies that had not yet certified their compliance with the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Department of Financial Services Updates Cybersecurity Guidance: Coverage of Cybersecurity Requirements Addressed in 4...

On March 1, 2018, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) “cybersecurity regulations” (23 NYCRR Part 500) took effect, placing a number of cybersecurity requirements on banks, insurance companies, and other...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018

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According to bloggers on techtarget.com, security risks around the internet of things (IoT) continue to be problematic, and a new free guide, “The Developer’s Guide to IoT” has been published specifically for IoT device...more

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A guide to NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation's March 1 implementation deadline

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations Deadline Looming This Week

On March 1, 2018, the one year transition period within which banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions and licensees regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (“Covered Entities”)...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018 #3

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As of February 15, 2018, banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions and licensees regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) are required to file their first certification of...more

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New York’s Landmark Cybersecurity Regulation Amendment Proposed, Deadlines Looming

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On February 15, 2018, banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions and licensees regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) will be required to file their first certification of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The DFS Effect: Cyber Meets Sarbanes Oxley

Financial institutions with ties to New York spent their Valentine’s Day learning how to use the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) web portal....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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DFS Filing “Reminder” as Deadline Looms

For the several thousand financial institutions and insurance companies covered by New York’s landmark data security regulation, the first certification of compliance must be filed with the State’s Department of Financial...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Countdown to the First Annual New York DFS Cyber Regulation Certification

On February 15th, organizations subject to the New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation are required to submit their first annual certification attesting to their compliance with the state’s new data...more

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