New York State Department Of Financial Services Superintendent Vullo Issues Cybersecurity Filing Deadline Reminder - February 15, 2018 Compliance Certification Filing Deadline Is Approaching For Covered Entities Under New York's Landmark Cybersecurity Regulation - Covered Entities Must Submit A Statement Of Compliance To The Superintendent Of Financial Services For Prior Calendar Year - DFS Has Also Added Cybersecurity Questions To “First Day Letters” Issued In Connection With Examinations Of Institutions

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today reminded all regulated entities and licensed persons covered by the Department of Financial Services’s (DFS) landmark cybersecurity regulation that the first certification of compliance requiring a statement to the Superintendent covering the prior calendar year must be filed electronically via the DFS cybersecurity portal on or prior to February 15, 2018.  Superintendent Vullo also took the opportunity to announce that DFS will now be incorporating cybersecurity in all examinations, including adding questions related to cybersecurity to “first day letters,” which are notices the Department issues to commence its examinations of financial services companies, including examinations of banks and insurance companies for safety and soundness and market conduct.