NYDFS Amends Cybersecurity Regulation; Some Provisions Go Into Effect December 1
New York State continues to strengthen cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions. New amendments to the Cybersecurity Regulation enacted in 2017 strengthen the regulation and add new security obligations. As Hunton Andrews Kurth summarizes it, “The new amendments strengthen the initial framework and require NYDFS-regulated entities to adhere to a number of additional prescriptive data security […]
Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announces $8 Million Penalty Against Genesis Global Trading, Inc. After DFS Investigation Finds Significant Failings in Anti-Money Laundering and Cybersecurity Programs
In connection with the settlement, Genesis Global Trading will surrender its BitLicense New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today announced that Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (“Genesis Global Trading”) will pay an $8 million penalty to New York State for compliance failures that violated DFS’s virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations […]