The implementation deadline for one of the nation’s most comprehensive cyber-security compliance regimes is just around the corner.

The final implementation period for the New York Department of Financial Services’ landmark cyber-security regulation ends March 1, meaning that DFS-regulated entities and licensed persons covered by the regulation must be in full compliance by that time.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...