Multi-factor authentication is a method of authenticating users on an information system and requires them to go through multiple steps to access that information system. Commonly, this is accomplished through a combination of a username and password, followed by a...
N.Y.: DFS proposes updates to cyber security regulation
The New York Department of Financial Services celebrated the five-year anniversary of 23 NYCRR 500—commonly referred to as the DFS Cyber Security Regulation—with amendments to that regulation. The DFS has released a pre-proposal for comment. Here is what is in this...
New risks in the virtual world
During the first few months of the pandemic, the phrase the new normal was everywhere and it was meant to describe what things would be like going forward. It was meant to describe what we have always done, but would be done differently than it had in the past. For...
Alert: New Russian cyberthreats discovered, governments issue guidance to reduce cyber security exposures
Amid the escalating situations in Ukraine, federal and state governments are alerting U.S. individuals and businesses of more cyberthreats that stem from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that could impact cybersecurity in the near future. CISA cyber security...
Cyberthreats are some of the most significant exposures businesses face today
The more an insurance producer understands about cyber-related dangers that face clients, the better able that insurance producer is to help. From ransomware attacks, to breaches that trigger notification requirements under state security-breach laws, to...
NYDFS stresses the importance of using multi-factor authentication correctly
Multi-factor authentication is a method of authenticating users on an information system and requires them to go through multiple steps to access that information system. Commonly, this is accomplished through a combination of a username and password, followed by a...