NYDFS Levels First NYCRR 500 Penalties | Apptega
New York First in Nation to Implement Statewide Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Services Industry One point five million dollars. That’s how much it’s going to cost an independent mortgage lender after New York’s Department of Financial Services determined the company violated a lesser-known cybersecurity mandate known as the state’s Cybersecurity ... Read More
DoD: Get Started With a CMMC Self-Assessment Now | Apptega
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recommends prime contractors and subcontractors in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) prepare for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements in contracts now even though no organizations are yet accredited to conduct official certification assessments ... Read More
The Easiest Way to Pass an SEC Audit
Update as of May 23, 2019 The SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations just released a RISK ALERT announcing that many broker-dealers were not meeting the regulatory requirements related to Regulation S-D and S-ID related to misconfigured Network Storage Solutions. The Alert detailed that many organizations didn't have effective ... Read More
WEBINAR: 4 Reasons Your Next Cybersecurity Tabletop Will Flop
Cybersecurity tabletop exercises are an effective way to ensure both seasoned incident-response teams and teams unfamiliar with incident-response plans can work together in the case of a cyber breach. With the average breach costing a company $3.9M and over 77% of organizations claiming they don't have a Cybersecurity Incident Response ... Read More
5 Tips for Responding to Cyber Attacks
You’ve Been Hacked - Now What? In recent years, security incidents have become an increasingly common part of digital life. According to recent reports, there is a hacker attack on average every 39 seconds and a whopping 43% of these attacks target small businesses. By 2020, the average cost of ... Read More
CCPA Amendments: Are you prepared for 2020?
CCPA: Continuing to Make History On Friday, October 11th, California's Governor signed 5 new amendments into the law that will go into effect January 1, 2020. With these amendments released so late in the year, businesses need to act immediately to ensure they won't kick off the New Year with ... Read More
3 Tips for Ensuring CCPA Compliance
CCPA: At the Crossroads of Cybersecurity & Privacy If you’re familiar with the world of cybersecurity and privacy, you probably know that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is probably the most groundbreaking privacy law ever in the United States. Signed into law on June 28, 2018, CCPA has set ... Read More
Webinar: Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity Awareness
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In honor of this, on October 30th, Apptega is hosting our 2nd webinar in our Expert Series, titled "Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity Awareness." ... Read More
New Webinar: How to Create Executive Buy-In for Your Cybersecurity Program
Published September 24, 2019 ... Read More
Protect Your Property: 3 Reasons Real Estate Companies Are Investing in Cybersecurity
Overview In recent years, the real estate industry (REIT) has seen a rise in digital threats ranging from phishing and email compromised attacks to breaches. These threats have also targeted builders and others in the housing space. Consider the hack that targeted real estate and title insurance giant First American ... Read More
