The New York State Department of Financial Services ( DFS ) will launch new cybersecurity regulations on 1 March , three months later than originally planned , to give companies time to become compliant . Cybersecurity laws are few and far between, particularly at the local level. Initial plans met with significant resistance but the revised regulations now allow an easing of timelines , allowing companies up to two years to " build and maintain a cybersecurity infrastructure designed to protect customers " .
The New York State Department of Financial Services ( DFS ) will launch new cybersecurity regulations on 1 March , three months later than originally planned , to give companies time to become compliant . Initial plans met with significant resistance but the revised regulations now allow an easing of timelines , allowing companies up to two years to " build and maintain a cybersecurity infrastructure designed to protect customers " .