New DFS Cybersecurity Guidance Explained
What the new DFS third-party service provider (TPSP) letter means and how your agency may respond.
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DFS Targets Mandatory CE Course Requirement
Some agents and brokers have falsely stated on their renewal applications that they took the mandatory courses. It didn’t end well for them.
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DFS Warns of Cybersecurity Risk from Cisco Devices
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