NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced an agreement with Marymount Manhattan College (MMC), a private non-profit liberal arts college in New York City, to invest $3.5 million in data security to protect students’ online data. In 2021, MMC suffered a data breach that affected nearly 100,000 New Yorkers who were current…
Category: State/Local
NYC schools are tightening cybersecurity. Some educators fear unintended consequences.
Michael Elsen-Rooney reports: Following two high-profile data breaches, New York City’s Education Department has moved to shore up its cybersecurity protocols, increasing its vetting of software vendors and tightening email access for schools and parent leaders. Because of the new protocols, the school year has started without approvals for scores of programs, including popular ones…
California Privacy Protection Agency publishes new draft regulations addressing AI, risk assessments, cyber audits
Philip N. Yannella, Gregory P. Szewczyk, and Timothy Dickens of Ballard Spahr write: The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently published two new sets of draft regulations addressing a range of cutting-edge data protection issues. Although the CPPA has not officially started the formal rulemaking process, the Draft Cybersecurity Audit Regulations and the Draft Risk Assessment Regulations will serve…
NYS Comptroller Audit: Cyber Incident Response Team (Follow-Up)
Issued Date: July 20, 2023 Agency/Authority: Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Cyber Incident Response Team (Report 2020-S-58). About the Program Cybercrimes continue to rise. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), complaints of phishing and similar cyberattacks often…
Governor Hochul Announces Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Strategy
Backed by $600 Million Commitment to Bolster Cybersecurity for All New Yorkers Representatives from the White House, Critical Infrastructure, and the Private Sector Joined Governor Hochul for Announcement Advances Governor’s State of the State Priority to Improve New York’s Cybersecurity Posture August 9 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York’s first-ever statewide cybersecurity strategy aimed…
Proposed Second Amendment to NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations: Comments Due August 14
Micaela McMurrough and Caleb Skeath of Covington & Burling write: Following up on the recent release by the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) of an updated proposed second amendment to its “first-in-the-nation” Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (proposed second amendment released June 28, 2023), it is not too late for companies to submit comments…