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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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$8 million penalty to NYDFS – and another case of over-retention

Data Protection Report

NYDFS conducted its first audit of GGT for the period of May 17, 2018 through March 31 2019. Cybersecurity Regulation NYDFS found a number of issues with respect to GGT’s lack of compliance with the cybersecurity regulation, starting with the required risk assessment. 2024 was not a happy new year for Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (“GGT”).

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NYDFS settles cybersecurity regulation matter for $1.8 million

Data Protection Report

On May 13, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $1.8 million settlement with two related insurance companies, relating to violations of two different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2019. Comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment.

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

The SEC is considering enhancing its disclosure rules concerning cybersecurity risk governance and has indicated a target release date of October 2021. enable companies to identify cybersecurity risks and incidents. evaluate the significance associated with such risks and incidents.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2018 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, from August 4 to 7, 2018. The Task Force aims to complete the white paper by the fall of 2018. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

The records retention schedule is the foundational document for a records management program. Certain sectors, such as banking, financial services, health, and insurance have their own data protection and privacy requirements. Organizations should place a special focus on consumer and non-financial employee data.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Attackers can fool even sophisticated users into clicking on an invoice they are expecting, or a photograph that is ostensibly from someone they know, or a document that appears to have come from their boss. Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. Description.