23 NYCRR Part 500 — Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies
New York Department of Financial Services mandatory cybersecurity regulation for all DFS-regulated entities including banks, insurers, and financial services companies. 18 sections covering cybersecurity program, policy, CISO, penetration testing, access privileges, application security, risk assessment, third-party service provider security, MFA, data retention, monitoring, incident response, 72-hour notification, and annual compliance certification. Enhanced requirements for Class A companies.
Controls: 137
Total Mappings: 199
Publisher: New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Version: 2023 (amended) AC (10) AT (4) AU (12) CA (6) CM (8) CP (8) IA (5) IR (8) MA (1) MP (4) PE (1) PL (6) PM (17) PS (7) PT (3) RA (7) SA (9) SC (9) SI (7) SR (5)
AC Access Control
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| AC-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3500.7 |
| AC-02 | Account Management | 500.7 |
| AC-03 | Access Enforcement | 500.7 |
| AC-04 | Information Flow Enforcement | 500.18 |
| AC-05 | Separation of Duties | 500.7 |
| AC-06 | Least Privilege | 500.6500.7 |
| AC-17 | Remote Access | 500.6500.7500.12 |
| AC-19 | Access Control for Mobile Devices | 500.7 |
| AC-20 | Use of External Systems | 500.7500.11 |
| AC-21 | Information Sharing | 500.18 |
AT Awareness and Training
AU Audit and Accountability
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| AU-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
| AU-02 | Event Logging | 500.6 |
| AU-03 | Content of Audit Records | 500.6 |
| AU-04 | Audit Log Storage Capacity | 500.6 |
| AU-05 | Response to Audit Logging Process Failures | 500.6 |
| AU-06 | Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting | 500.6500.14500.17 |
| AU-07 | Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation | 500.6 |
| AU-08 | Time Stamps | 500.6 |
| AU-09 | Protection of Audit Information | 500.6 |
| AU-11 | Audit Record Retention | 500.6 |
| AU-12 | Audit Record Generation | 500.6 |
| AU-13 | Monitoring for Information Disclosure | 500.14 |
CA Security Assessment and Authorization
CM Configuration Management
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| CM-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
| CM-02 | Baseline Configuration | 500.8 |
| CM-03 | Configuration Change Control | 500.8 |
| CM-04 | Impact Analyses | 500.5500.8 |
| CM-06 | Configuration Settings | 500.5 |
| CM-08 | System Component Inventory | 500.13 |
| CM-12 | Information Location | 500.13 |
| CM-13 | Data Action Mapping | 500.13 |
CP Contingency Planning
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| CP-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3500.16 |
| CP-02 | Contingency Plan | 500.2500.16 |
| CP-03 | Contingency Training | 500.16 |
| CP-04 | Contingency Plan Testing | 500.16 |
| CP-06 | Alternate Storage Site | 500.16 |
| CP-07 | Alternate Processing Site | 500.16 |
| CP-09 | System Backup | 500.16 |
| CP-10 | System Recovery and Reconstitution | 500.16 |
IA Identification and Authentication
IR Incident Response
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| IR-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3500.16 |
| IR-02 | Incident Response Training | 500.16 |
| IR-03 | Incident Response Testing | 500.16 |
| IR-04 | Incident Handling | 500.2500.14500.16 |
| IR-05 | Incident Monitoring | 500.16 |
| IR-06 | Incident Reporting | 500.16500.17 |
| IR-07 | Incident Response Assistance | 500.16 |
| IR-08 | Incident Response Plan | 500.16 |
MA Maintenance
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| MA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
MP Media Protection
PE Physical and Environmental Protection
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| PE-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
PL Planning
PM Program Management
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| PM-01 | Information Security Program Plan | 500.2500.3500.4500.19 |
| PM-02 | Information Security Program Leadership Role | 500.2500.4500.10 |
| PM-03 | Information Security and Privacy Resources | 500.2500.4 |
| PM-04 | Plan of Action and Milestones Process | 500.2 |
| PM-05 | System Inventory | 500.3500.13 |
| PM-06 | Measures of Performance | 500.2 |
| PM-08 | Critical Infrastructure Plan | 500.9 |
| PM-09 | Risk Management Strategy | 500.2500.3500.9 |
| PM-11 | Mission and Business Process Definition | 500.2500.9500.19 |
| PM-13 | Security and Privacy Workforce | 500.4500.10 |
| PM-14 | Testing, Training, and Monitoring | 500.2500.14500.16 |
| PM-15 | Security and Privacy Groups and Associations | 500.10 |
| PM-16 | Threat Awareness Program | 500.9500.10 |
| PM-26 | Complaint Management | 500.17 |
| PM-29 | Risk Management Program Leadership Roles | 500.4 |
| PM-30 | Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy | 500.11 |
| PM-31 | Continuous Monitoring Strategy | 500.11 |
PS Personnel Security
PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency
RA Risk Assessment
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| RA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.2500.3500.4500.9 |
| RA-02 | Security Categorization | 500.9 |
| RA-03 | Risk Assessment | 500.2500.9 |
| RA-05 | Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | 500.5500.9 |
| RA-06 | Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Survey | 500.9 |
| RA-07 | Risk Response | 500.5500.9 |
| RA-09 | Criticality Analysis | 500.9 |
SA System and Services Acquisition
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| SA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
| SA-03 | System Development Life Cycle | 500.8 |
| SA-04 | Acquisition Process | 500.8500.11 |
| SA-08 | Security and Privacy Engineering Principles | 500.8 |
| SA-09 | External System Services | 500.10500.11 |
| SA-11 | Developer Testing and Evaluation | 500.5500.8 |
| SA-15 | Development Process, Standards, and Tools | 500.5500.8 |
| SA-17 | Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design | 500.8 |
| SA-22 | Unsupported System Components | 500.13 |
SC System and Communications Protection
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| SC-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
| SC-03 | Security Function Isolation | 500.8 |
| SC-07 | Boundary Protection | 500.2500.14 |
| SC-08 | Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity | 500.15 |
| SC-12 | Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management | 500.15 |
| SC-13 | Cryptographic Protection | 500.15 |
| SC-23 | Session Authenticity | 500.12 |
| SC-28 | Protection of Information at Rest | 500.15 |
| SC-44 | Detonation Chambers | 500.14 |
SI System and Information Integrity
| Control | Name | NYDFS 500 References |
|---|---|---|
| SI-01 | Policy and Procedures | 500.3 |
| SI-02 | Flaw Remediation | 500.5500.8 |
| SI-03 | Malicious Code Protection | 500.14 |
| SI-04 | System Monitoring | 500.2500.6500.14 |
| SI-05 | Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives | 500.5500.10 |
| SI-07 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | 500.8 |
| SI-12 | Information Management and Retention | 500.13500.18 |