Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or “DFS”) issued guidance raising awareness about combatting cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence (“AI”) used by DFS licensees, such as insurers and virtual currency businesses.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The NPD breach serves as a stark reminder of the critical importance of data security in today’s digital world, particularly in regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key recommendations for Financial Services to improve cybersecurity and resilience in multi-clouds madhav Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:46 The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to the EU financial sector from 17 January 2025. As set out in its Article 2, DORA applies to the entire financial services sector.

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Financial Services Cloud Cybersecurity Encryption 83

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 15, 2023

The World Wide Web Consortium today announced a standardization milestone for a new browser capability that helps to streamline user authentication and enhance payment security during Web checkout. Customer authentication For the past 15 years, e-commerce has increased as a percentage of all retail sales.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. It highlights the leadership of financial services in cybersecurity relative to other industries, but it also uncovers some surprising chinks in their cybersecurity armor. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Cloud Computer and Electronics 62

Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released the finalized amendments of Part 500 of its cybersecurity regulations. Two Years from Publication in State Register 500.12: Multi-factor authentication requirements; and, 500.13(a): One Year from Publication in State Register 500.4:

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Compliance Government 111

Collaboration 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The move comes amid growing phishing attacks targeting the financial services sector; most impacted by brand impersonation scams.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

On November 9, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released its second, proposed amendments to the Part 500 Cybersecurity Rule. Multifactor Authentication. The proposed amendments revise several aspects of the draft Cybersecurity Rule amendments released on July 29, 2022.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Ransomware Risk 55

Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

CyberEdBoard Executive Member, Maria Filomena Gibe, guest speaks on panel at ISMG Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Asia: Financial Services The panel discusses: • How ‘zero trust’ has made security as a business enabler • Building a multi-factor authentication model based on ‘zero trust’ • Building ‘zero trust’ framework aligned with people, process and (..)

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Financial Services Authentication Cybersecurity Security 242

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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Authentication Phishing Financial Services Passwords 113

HID Global

JANUARY 17, 2023

PKI enables companies to securely authenticate and authorize users, servers, applications and devices and encrypt all data and communication between them.

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Financial Services Cloud Encryption Authentication 52

Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Security Experts Discuss Authentication Challenges in the Financial Services Sector Improvements in behavioral biometrics and analytics are changing the way many financial services firms approach authentication.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

CyberEdBoard Executive Member Maria Filomena Gibe Speaks on Panel at ISMG Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Asia: Financial Services CyberEdBoard member Maria Filomena Gibe speaks on a panel at ISMG Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Asia: Financial Services.

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Rocket Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

Financial services organizations typically experience the most data breaches and hacks, which makes security a priority. For almost every industry, multi-factor authentication can be beneficial. What is Multi-factor Authentication? E-signatures, however, are a lot more difficult to authenticate and validate.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

APRIL 17, 2020

Continuing its focus on COVID-19’s impact on its regulated entities, on April 13, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released new cybersecurity guidance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this shift has created new cybersecurity vulnerabilities and expanded the endpoints that criminals can target.

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Financial Services Risk Cybersecurity Phishing 75

Data Matters

AUGUST 17, 2021

On August 11, 2021, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)1 issued guidance establishing risk management principles and practices to support the authentication of users accessing a financial institution’s information systems and customers accessing a financial institution’s digital banking services (the Guidance).

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 22, 2020

On April 13, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued guidance (“April guidance”) to all New York State entities covered under NYDFS’s cybersecurity regulation regarding assessing and addressing heightened cybersecurity risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk Phishing 71

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Treasury market and impacted some fixed income and equities transactions “The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association first told members on Wednesday that ICBC Financial Services had been hit by ransomware software, which paralyses computer systems unless a payment is made, several people familiar with the discussions said.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions in New York State Take Effect November 1, 2024 madhav Fri, 10/25/2024 - 06:09 The next major deadline for compliance with the updated cybersecurity rules from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is November 1, 2024.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2021

New research shows how fraudsters can abuse wireless provider websites to identify available, recycled mobile numbers that allow password resets at a range of email providers and financial services online. While you’re at it, consider removing your phone number as a primary or secondary authentication mechanism wherever possible.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) posted proposed amendments (“Proposed Amendments”) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (“Cybersecurity Regulations”).

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk Passwords 55

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. OTP Agency took itself offline within hours of that story. . The 2fa SMS Buster bot on Telegram. Image: Intel 471.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Identity and Access Management (IAM) The 2024 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR) Financial Services Edition revealed that only 59% of financial services organizations cite achieving security consistency across workforce and non-workforce identities. The same can become a reality for private businesses.

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Financial Services Encryption Digital transformation Compliance 71

Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2019

No authentication was needed to access the digitized records. On May 29, The New York Times reported that the inquiry by New York’s Department of Financial Services is likely to be followed by other investigations from regulators and law enforcement.

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OpenText Information Management

JULY 9, 2024

The financial services sector, long rooted in traditional methods and complex operations, is experiencing a dramatic transformation. Forget the outdated image of clunky fax machines—today’s digital fax and capture offer a sleek, efficient, and secure way to manage information in the modern financial world.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

The documents were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser. According to a filing (PDF) by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), the weakness that exposed the documents was first introduced during an application software update in May 2014 and went undetected for years.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

These recommendations are further detailed below, but two to note in particular: The Advisory recommends that organizations “require multi-factor authentication for all users, without exception.” Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

The malware can bypass bank users’ identity verification and authentication processes, it also avoids behavioural detection techniques applied by banks to identify suspicious money transfers. After installation, BingoMod prompts users to activate Accessibility Services under the guise of necessary app functionality.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This follows the FCA’s announcement in its 2020-21 business plan that payment services were one of its main supervisory priorities 1 and its temporary guidance of July 9, 2020, on prudential risk management and safeguarding in light of the COVID-19 pandemic ( Temporary COVID Guidance ). Authentication code.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Breaking Free from Passwords: Passkeys and the Future of Digital Services josh.pearson@t… Mon, 09/02/2024 - 15:14 As passkeys offer a more secure and convenient way to authenticate users, it is no surprise that industry experts agree that they will become the standard authentication method used worldwide. How do we get there?

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Passwords Authentication Phishing Compliance 62

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In reality, the fraudster initiates a transaction — such as the “forgot password” feature on the financial institution’s site — which is what generates the authentication passcode delivered to the member. To combat this scam Zelle introduced out-of-band authentication with transaction details.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IBM 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report , for example, highlights the continuous financial burden on retailers, which, coupled with potential reputational damage, emphasizes the dire need for retailers to prioritize and bolster their cybersecurity measures. For retailers, this poses a two-pronged challenge.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

PSD2 has had a profound impact on the financial ecosystem, reshaping the infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and businesses that rely on payment data to serve consumers better. Despite this extension, many financial institutions continued to struggle, compounded by the added complexities introduced by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Here are some key security measures that consumer banks should have in place: Secure Document Verification: Advanced document verification technologies enhance the onboarding process by validating the authenticity of customer-provided documents, thereby mitigating the risk of fraudulent activity.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 17, 2023

This technology has numerous potential applications in the financial services industry, supply chain management, voting systems and more. Also, CBDC can improve financial inclusion. billion people do not have access to basic financial services. According to the World Bank, around 1.7

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