New York State Public Service Commission adopts new cybersecurity and privacy protocols

The New York State Public Service Commission recently adopted new cybersecurity and data privacy requirements for third-party energy suppliers and companies that electronically receive and exchange utility housed customer data with the utilities' information technology (IT) systems. The new requirements are intended to provide a universal foundation of cybersecurity and data privacy protections which will ensure the privacy of customer data and protect the utility IT systems while enabling and encouraging data access. The Commission's decision creates critically needed standards to ensure customer data remains protected and secured. The changes are designed to provide protections against a potential cyber incident, while maintaining the confidentiality of customer data, and instilling customer confidence in retail and energy markets which would otherwise suffer reputational harm in the wake of a major cyber event.

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