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Limited Exempt Agencies: Here Are the Sections of the Cyber Reg You Must Comply With

​With the New York State Department of Financial Services' (DFS) recent adoption of the second amendment to the Cybersecurity Requirements For Financial Services Companies regulation​, members have naturally been contacting us to ask what they're required to do. The overwhelming majority of Big I NY members qualify for the limited exemption. If you're agency is one of them, here are the sections of the regulation you must comply with regardless of your agency's size:Section 500.2, Cybersecurity Program - you must have a program in place to protect your computer network and any nonpublic information (NPI) stored on it. The program is made up of the devices…

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Culture Corner: Office Secret Santa – An Easy & Fun Way

​​​​This year we used Elfster.com, an online Secret Santa Generator, for some hybrid holiday cheer. Elfster is a free, simple way to set up an online gift exchange for your friends, family, or coworkers.   Less work: As the person setting up the exchange, I didn’t want to do any work, so this was for me! I was able to set a spending max, send a link via email, teams, or social media to anyone that wants to participate and set a date to RSVP by.   Hybrid teams: Our office has a mix of in-person and remote team members that opted to participate in the gift exchange and…

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