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Final Interagency Guidance on Managing Risks Associated with Third-Party Relationships

On June 6, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued final interagency guidance that provides granular recommendations for how banks and

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Posted in Policies and Procedures, Risk Management, Standards

The New Standard Contractual Clauses Deadline is Approaching

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission introduced the new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”), a primary mechanism for lawfully transferring personal data from Europe to the United States under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. These new SCCs replace

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Posted in GDPR, Regulations, Standards

SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies

On March 9, 2022, the SEC proposed new rules (“Proposed Rules”) that would expand cybersecurity disclosures applicable to public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Existing SEC rules do not explicitly require cybersecurity

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Posted in Regulations

Federal Agencies Announce a New 36-Hour Cybersecurity Incident Rule Reporting Requirement

On November 18, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”),  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a new rule (the “Rule”) that

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Posted in Data Breach, Policies and Procedures, Regulations, Standards

FTC’s Amended Safeguards Rule Imposes Significant Requirements on Covered Entities

On October 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced new updates to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) by amending the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, known as the “Safeguards Rule,” and issuing a final rule (the “Final Rule”). The Safeguards

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Posted in FTC, GLBA, Regulations
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