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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority Issues New and Revised Circulars

The emerging risks in the financial services market and the inception of the Regulation of Payment Services and Payment Initiation Law prompted the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA) to amend a series of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS publishes new proposal on cybersecurity regs

On June 28, NYDFS published an updated proposed second amendment to the state’s cybersecurity regulation (23 NYCRR 500) reflecting revisions made by the department in response to comments received on proposed expanded...more

King & Spalding

New York Department of Financial Services Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules

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On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules, which propose substantial new obligations for the cybersecurity programs of companies...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Fintech Leader’s Thoughts on the North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Act

As part of Bradley’s continuing coverage of the North Carolina Sandbox Act, we wanted to know what community members and NC fintech aficionados thought about this proposed legislation. We posed six questions to Tariq Bokhari,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York’s DFS Publishes A Cyber Insurance Risk Framework

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Keypoint: New York’s Division of Financial Services (DFS) now requires Property and Casualty Insurers writing cyber insurance to comply with the Division’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework to manage their risk. In her...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A Cybersecurity Storm and Winds of Change: NY DFS requires all New York financial institutions to report effects of SolarWinds...

The massive SolarWinds security breach, which affected not only the private sector, but federal, state and local governments, has caused some to question whether to share data with the government. On Friday, December 18, the...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Added Reason to Be Aware of the New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) implemented cybersecurity regulations (the DFS Regulations) in 2017 which provided for a transitional two-year period before all the provisions were effective. The DFS...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

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

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Fintech 2020: A Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology

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Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New York’s Department of Financial Services Files First Enforcement Action Under New Cybersecurity Regulation

In July 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) filed the first enforcement action under the new NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (Part 500), against First American Title Insurance...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

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

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

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

NYDFS Issues Order and Instructions to Regulated Entities in Response to COVID-19

In response to challenges facing the financial services industry as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a COVID-19 compliance order, along with a series of industry...more

BCLP

CCPA Security FAQs: Does the CCPA open insurance companies to increased litigation?

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Yes. The CCPA provides a partial exemption for information collected by financial institutions that are subject to the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (e.g., information about individuals who have obtained personal financial...more

Locke Lord LLP

Cybersecurity Update: NYDFS, NAIC, and What’s Going on in SC, OH, MI, and MS?

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On March 1, 2017 the cybersecurity regulation of the New York Department of Financial Services (the “DFS Regulation”) took effect, requiring subject financial institutions, including insurance companies, (“Covered Entities”)...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

States Legislate Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurance Companies

Following in the footsteps of the New York Department of Financial Regulation (NYDFS) in enacting cybersecurity requirements for the financial services industry, and in response to massive data breaches in the insurance...more

BakerHostetler

Beware the Ides of March – Is Your NYDFS Cybersecurity Compliance in Order?

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March is now here and with it the Cybersecurity Regulation of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is now in full force and effect, including requirements relating to Third Party Service Providers (e.g.,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Releases Letter Regarding Third Party Data Sources

In a recent letter, the New York Department of Financial Services provided guidance for insurers who use third party data to help with their underwriting decisions. The letter was drafted in response to reports that insurers...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

NYS Cyber Regulation: New Rules for Third-Parties

It’s been almost two years since New York’s top banking regulator implemented one of the nation’s most stringent cybersecurity regulations. Since then, thousands of financial institutions have recruited chief information...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York’s DFS Cyber Deadlines Loom

It’s a marathon month for the thousands of financial institutions and insurance companies covered by New York’s landmark cybersecurity regulation. In little more than a week, these businesses must file their second annual...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Proposed House Bill Would Set National Data Security Standards for Financial Services Industry

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A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

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We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Proposed House Bill Would Set National Data Security Standards for Financial Services Industry

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A new bill introduced by House Financial Services subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. ...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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New Requirements Under New York Cybersecurity Rules Take Effect

The next phase of New York’s cybersecurity rules entered into force on September 4, 2018, requiring Covered Entities, including insurance companies, banks, and other financial services companies regulated by the New York...more

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