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Right To Know - June 2025, Vol. 30

Clark Hill PLC on 6/19/2025

Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: North Dakota Passes Law...more

Client Alert: The Future of Payments: Key Trends and Regulatory Challenges

Jenner & Block on 2/13/2025

As the fintech and payments industries evolve in 2025, businesses, financial institutions, and regulators must adapt to rapid technological advancements and shifting regulations. The rise of real-time payments, embedded...more

New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation Outlines Actions with High ROI

Quarles & Brady LLP on 10/10/2024

As of November 1, 2024, financial services companies regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation face new requirements relating to cybersecurity governance, encryption, and incident...more

NY Enhances Financial Cybersecurity Regulations

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/17/2023

New York recently announced amendments to the State Department of Financial Services’ cybersecurity regulations. The changes further solidify the state’s already comprehensive cybersecurity regulatory regime. The amendments...more

Right To Know - November 2023, Vol. 11

Clark Hill PLC on 11/13/2023

Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

NY DFS Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulations

Troutman Pepper Locke on 11/6/2023

On November 1, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state’s Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) has amended its Cybersecurity Regulations to “enhance cyber governance, mitigate risks, and protect New York...more

Cybersecurity Enforcement Update: New York Department of Financial Services Announces Amended Cybersecurity Regulations and Latest...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/18/2023

Recent enforcement actions and announcements show that state and federal regulators are continuing to focus intensely on cybersecurity and data protection. Notably, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”)...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/1/2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

The New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Rules — What Companies Need to Know

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/12/2022

On March 1, 2017, New York’s Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) implemented a comprehensive cybersecurity regulation aimed at financial institutions (the “Cybersecurity Regulation”)....more

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/4/2021

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

Technology Boom in NC? What You Should Know About the Proposed Regulatory Sandbox in the Tarheel State

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/20/2021

Technology is evolving and advancing at a dizzying pace across the globe. Emerging technologies are reimagining everything from how we interact with each other to how we interact with businesses and institutions. Given the...more

New York Department of Financial Services Announces $1.5 Million Settlement of Second Cybersecurity Enforcement Action

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/8/2021

On March 3, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a settlement with Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. (RMS) for $1.5 million in connection with its violation of the NYDFS Cybersecurity...more

New York State Expected to Increase Enforcement of Cybersecurity Practices

Hogan Lovells on 2/26/2020

Companies should take note of two imminent developments in New York in the area of cybersecurity regulation: enforcement of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (Regulation) and the...more

CCPA Amendments – What did California Actually Do?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/18/2019

The rush for California to get all of the “rules of the road” ready for next year has seemed to cause a bit of confusion with California’s privacy law. Draft regulations were published the same day the Governor signed into...more

States Legislate Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurance Companies

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/15/2019

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

Pillsbury’s Post-Election Outlook

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/8/2018

The 2018 Midterm Election played out as most poll forecasters speculated. Although several races have yet to be decided, Republicans have retained control of the Senate, but lost at least 29 seats, allowing the Democrats to...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on 9/11/2018

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

Putting the “Smart” in Smart Cities

Hogan Lovells on 8/30/2018

It is acknowledged by most, that cyber security is of paramount importance in any technological advancement and Smart Cities are no different. The Mayor of London recently unveiled his plan to make London the world’s...more

Colorado enacts groundbreaking privacy and cybersecurity legislation

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/31/2018

Colorado has enacted groundbreaking privacy and cybersecurity legislation that will require covered entities to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures, dispose of documents containing confidential information...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/9/2018

Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more

OR, NY, AL, and RI considering data breach legislation post-Equifax

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/6/2018

In the absence of federal action, state legislators continue to propose bills that would increase data privacy and security protections for consumers. Any entity that does business in these states or maintains confidential...more

Equifax Must Turn Over NY Breach Data This Week

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/9/2018

New York State regulators won’t be letting Equifax, Inc. off-the-hook any time soon for last year’s massive data breach that affected more than 145 million Americans....more

Federal and State Authorities Take First Steps Toward Regulating Blockchain, Mobile Banking and Digital Financial Services

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/21/2016

Last week, federal and state lawmakers took significant steps toward specific regulations targeting digital financial technology, mobile banking and cybersecurity, signaling the possibility of wholesale changes to the legal...more

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