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What is NYDFS? NYDFs, or the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, is also known as 23 NYCRR 500. Its overarching goal is to protect consumers and ensure the safety of the company and New York financial institutions by requiring companies to assess their cybersecurity risk profile.
The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR 500) is a set of regulations from the NY Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) that places cybersecurity requirements on all covered financial institutions.
Section 500.17(a) requires Covered Entities to notify DFS as promptly as possible but in no event later than 72 hours after determining that a Cybersecurity Incident has occurred at the Covered Entity, its Affiliates, or a Third-Party Service Provider.
Section 500.17(a) requires Covered Entities to notify DFS as promptly as possible but in no event later than 72 hours after determining that a Cybersecurity Incident has occurred at the Covered Entity, its Affiliates, or a Third-Party Service Provider.
Under NY Banking Law, the NYDFS penalties start at $2,500 a day for each day of noncompliance with NYDFS Part 500.
NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation exemptions Organizations that produced less than $5 million in gross annual revenue from New York operations in the past 3 years. Organizations that hold less than $10 million in year-end total assets.
The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation requires New York insurance companies, banks, and other regulated financial services institutions—including agencies and branches of non-US banks licensed in the state of New York—to assess their cybersecurity risk profile.
23 NYCRR 500 is a set of cybersecurity requirements imposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in 2017. It is also known known as the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation or NYDFS 500. These requirements apply to all 'Covered Entities'.
The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation requires New York insurance companies, banks, and other regulated financial services institutions—including agencies and branches of non-US banks licensed in the state of New York—to assess their cybersecurity risk profile.