Tag: financial services
New York Department of Financial Services Launches Enforcement of Cybersecurity Rules
The New York Department of Financial Services recently initiated its first action to enforce the department’s cybersecurity regulation. The regulation has been in effect since March 1, 2017 and applies to all financial institutions regulated by the NY DFS.
Fintech Faces Expanded Applicability of GLBA’s Privacy and Security Requirements
In a little-noticed consent decree in the fall of 2019, the Federal Trade Commission took the position that businesses whose services facilitate financial operations on behalf of financial institutions may themselves be financial institutions subject to the privacy and data security requirements under the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. This decision may […]