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Adopted Second Amendments to Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies

On 16 October 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) adopted the Second Amendments to the cybersecurity obligations for financial services companies (23 NYCRR 500). The Amendments apply to covered entities, including any person operating under or required to operate under a licence, registration, charter, certificate, permit, accreditation, or similar authorisation under the Banking Law, the Insurance Law, or the Financial Services Law. The Amendments include enhanced controls to prevent unauthorised access and mitigate cyberattacks. In addition, the Amendments introduce requirements for more regular risk assessments, robust incident response plans, and updated notification requirements. The Second Amendments will enter into force on 1 November 2023.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-07-29
in consultation

On 29 July 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published and opened a…

2022-08-18
processing consultation

On 18 August 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) closed its consultat…

2022-11-09
in consultation

On 9 November 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published and opene…

2023-01-09
processing consultation

On 9 January 2023, the public consultation on the Amendment to the cybersecurity obligations of fin…

2023-06-28
in consultation

On 28 June 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published and opened a…

2023-08-14
processing consultation

On 14 August 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) closed the consultat…

2023-10-16
adopted

On 16 October 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) adopted the Second …

2023-11-01
in force

On 1 November 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) implemented the Sec…