“Fairly consequential and it is coming.” That is how President Biden described the magnitude and likelihood of a Russian cyber attack when addressing a...
Author: Jim Moore (Jim Moore)
Russian Invasion Prompts Hochul to Strengthen Cyber Defenses in NY
In perhaps the busiest week in recent memory when it comes to government outreach regarding cybersecurity, all levels of state...
Amidst Increasing Threats, New York Boosts Cybersecurity Preparedness and Readiness
Cybersecurity is once again taking center stage in Albany. Amidst warnings from Washington instructing public and private sector entities brace for...
NYDFS Hackathon Is ‘Testament’ to Crypto’s Growth
While President Biden’s Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, says she plans to take aim at digital assets and blockchain...
New Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy and Technology Outlines Priorities for the 117th Congress
Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is beginning to flesh out his aggressive agenda for the Subcommittee in the 117th Congress, which...
Biden Ally Driving Tech Policy in the 117th Congress
In February, Senior Delaware Senator, and close Biden ally, Chris Coons was named Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on...
Attorney General James Holds American Medical Collection Agency Responsible for 2019 Data Breach
New York Attorney General Letitia announced an agreement between a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general from around the nation and...
DFS Facebook Report Strengthens the Case for Governor’s Proposed New York Data Accountability and Transparency Act
At the end of February, the Department of Financial Services released a long- awaited report on the “transmission of sensitive user data by application and website designers to Facebook.” The report concludes a nearly two-year investigation by the Department into the use of sensitive personal data by app developers set in motion by a Wall Street Journal article in February 2019.