Remove category
article thumbnail

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. Some requirements also apply specifically to larger covered entities falling under the “Class A companies” category. f), is sufficient to trigger this new notice requirement.

article thumbnail

GUEST ESSAY: 6 steps any healthcare organization can take to help mitigate inevitable cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. Evaluate data inventory. Scheduling?

Passwords 214
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

ICYMI – Late December in privacy and cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

3. Does an insurance policy that covers direct physical loss or damage to media cover the situation where ransomware renders downloaded software useless because it could not be decrypted? 2. health-care services; h. housing; or i. insurance.

Privacy 115
article thumbnail

NYDFS proposes significant cybersecurity regulation amendments

Data Protection Report

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a “pre-proposed outreach” of material proposed changes to almost every section of its cybersecurity regulations, and would affect each entity covered by the current regulations of 23 NYCRR Part 500. The Proposed Regulation Changes. Governance.

article thumbnail

How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Exercise Caution with Emails The first two items on this list could be lumped together with a single warning: Don’t click. Watch File Extensions: Exercise caution with file extensions; avoid files with suspicious extensions like.exe or.bat, especially from unfamiliar sources.

Passwords 120
article thumbnail

Proposed Amendments to NY Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations Impose New Obligations on Large Entities, Boards of Directors and CISOs

Hunton Privacy

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) posted proposed amendments (“Proposed Amendments”) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (“Cybersecurity Regulations”). Below are the key changes introduced by the Proposed Amendments. Class A Companies.

article thumbnail

Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Internet of Things (IoT) security: Encompasses a variety of tools and techniques to secure IoT, operations technology (OT), and other similar categories of endpoints. Disaster recovery : Implements redundancy and data backups to improve resilience from inevitable device failures, cybersecurity attacks, or natural disasters.

Security 117