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A partner at Balch & Bingham, Brad Neighbors takes a leadership role in helping his clients stay on top of ever-changing privacy and data security issues.

On May 31, 2017, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released an update to its Cybersecurity Assessment Tool.

The Cybersecurity Assessment Tool was originally released by the FFIEC in June of 2015 to help financial institutions identify their risks and assess their cybersecurity preparedness.  The Cybersecurity Assessment Tool is intended to be used by

Earlier this month, the new cybersecurity regulation from the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS“) took effect. The new regulation requires banks, insurance companies and other financial services institutions regulated by the DFS to establish and maintain a cybersecurity program designed to protect consumers and ensure the safety and soundness of New

Last month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter (the “2017 Priorities Letter”) which highlights the areas that FINRA plans to focus on in its 2017 examination of registered broker-dealers.

It should come as no surprise that cybersecurity is listed as one of the operational threats that FINRA

AftDeveloping new programer surveying nearly 200 regulated financial institutions to obtain insight into the industry’s efforts to prevent cybercrime and meeting with a cross-section of those surveyed, as well as cybersecurity experts, to discuss emerging trends and risks, as well as due diligence processes, policies and procedures governing relationships with third party vendors, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently released its proposed cyber security regulation.  The proposed regulation, titled “Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies”, if implemented, would be a first-in-the-nation provision that requires a mandatory cybersecurity program for financial institutions.

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