The SHIELD Act in New York is a bill that was introduced in 2019 by Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York City. Its purpose is to provide protection for companies that share information about cyberthreats with each other so that they can work together to prevent data breaches and protect their customers’ information.

The new SHIELD Act protects businesses from cyberattacks by requiring that they report any security breaches to both the New York Attorney General and their customers.

This is a big deal because it covers a wider spectrum of businesses in New York. It applies to all businesses that have customers in New York and those that do business there, regardless of where they are located.

It also applies to any breach involving New York residents’ personal information, regardless of where the company is located or where the hack occurred. That means if you’re an out-of-state business with employees or customers in New York, you still have to comply with these rules.

What steps should you implement?

Every organization must appoint a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The CISO is responsible for creating an information security program that is designed to protect the organization against cyber threats. The CISO should undertake an assessment of the company’s current level of information security. In addition to this, they should decide on appropriate actions needed to mitigate any identified risks, such as hiring more personnel or outsourcing some services like IT support or software development work. The CISO will also be required to make sure that all staff members comply with all policies related to cybersecurity and data privacy set forth by NYSID regulations, as well as federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI or NSA.

How can CompCiti help you with compliance?

CompCiti can help in compliance with the SHIELD Act by providing you with a solution that allows you to:

• keep track of your compliance activities in one place,
• track all of your cybersecurity events and incidents systematically,
• actively monitor your network for signs of intrusions and other threats on an ongoing basis,
• identify any suspicious activity immediately so your team can take action before any damage is done.

With simple yet crucial steps such as data mapping, penetration test, risk assessment, etc., CompCiti will help you become SHIELD Act compliant. You can get in touch with them for any sort of IT Solutions in NYC!

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