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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

As the effects of climate change intensify, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The US experienced 25 extreme weather events in 2023, each causing losses of over USD 1 billion, with a total cost of USD 73.8 These climate events have a huge potential impact on financial institutions.

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Data Protection in Financial Services Week 2022

Data Matters

Sidley and OneTrust DataGuidance are pleased to announce that registration is now open for their annual Data Protection in Financial Services (DPFS) Week. Join us from February 28 – March 3 for DPFS Week 2022 , a series of webinars looking at the impacts of data privacy across the financial sector.

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Predictions for the financial services industry in 2024

OpenText Information Management

We’ve experienced economic, geopolitical, technological, and societal challenges over recent months with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, high interest rates, inflation, global conflicts, catastrophic weather events, the rise in artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, to name only a few.

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NYDFS releases major update to Part 500 cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies

Data Protection Report

On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released the finalized amendments of Part 500 of its cybersecurity regulations. This notice requirement explicitly applies to cybersecurity incidents occurring to the covered entity itself, its affiliates, or a third-party service provider.

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NYDFS Amends Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Services Companies

Hunton Privacy

On November 9, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released its second, proposed amendments to the Part 500 Cybersecurity Rule. Any cybersecurity event that affects a third-party service provider that also affects the covered entity. Cybersecurity Governance.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why internal IT teams are ill-equipped to adequately address cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Related: The case for augmented reality training Because of this, cybersecurity investments and regulatory oversight are increasing at an astounding rate , especially for those in the financial services industry, bringing an overwhelming feeling to chief compliance officers without dedicated security teams. The list goes on.

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NY Department of Financial Services Issues Cyber Fraud Alert to Regulated Entities Using Instant Quote Websites

Hunton Privacy

Lastly, the Alert provides recommendations to secure data, noting that (1) regulated entities should review whether it is necessary to display any NPI (even redacted NPI) and (2) NPI should not be displayed on public-facing sites unless there is a compelling reason to do so.