The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) wants financial firms to step up their game when it comes to third parties and cybersecurity.

Following the agency’s new guidance is essential, given firms’ heavy reliance on third-party vendors, Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow said in an announcement Tuesday.

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