March 29, 2017

New York’s Department of Financial Services Issues Updated Cybersecurity FAQs

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New York’s Department of Financial Services issued FAQs on its new cybersecurity requirements. Among other things, the updated guidance confirms that a financial services firms that are regulated by the DFS, referred to as a “covered entity”, may adopt an affiliate’s cybersecurity program, in whole or in part, so long as the covered entity’s overall cybersecurity program meets the requirements under DFS regulations. In addition, to the extent that an entity relies on an affiliate’s cybersecurity procedures in whole or in part, those policies and procedures must be made available for examination by the DFS.

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