Flood watches are in effect from northeastern Pennsylvania to New Hampshire.

By Meredith Deliso, Max Golembo, Melissa Griffin, Julia Jacobo, Marlene Lenthang, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor, and Samantha Wnek

Henri continues to churn across the Northeast where heavy rain and flooding are still possible through Monday night.

Flood watches remain in effect from northeastern Pennsylvania to New Hampshire.

The storm made landfall as a tropical storm in Rhode Island early Sunday afternoon, bringing wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and a storm surge of up to 4 feet to the surrounding regions. Over 9 inches of rain was recorded in Brooklyn, New York. Henri weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday night and will leave the Northeast by Monday night.

Aug 23, 12:14 pm
Tornado confirmed in Massachusetts

A tornado touched down near Marlborough, Massachusetts, Monday as Henri veered away from the Northeast.

Aug 23, 9:18 am
Biden approves emergency declaration for Vermont after New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island

The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for Vermont due to Henri, following his previous approvals for New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.… read more > “Henri to leave Northeast Monday night, flood watches remain in effect”

Ransomware attacks are on the rise and cyber risks continue to mount

By: Elizabeth Blosfield | August 4, 2021

As ransomware attacks are on the rise and cyber risks continue to mount, experts say there has been “a paradigm shift in cybersecurity enforcement.”

That’s according to Matt Levine, a partner in Phillips Nizer’s litigation department in its New York office, in the most recent episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. Levine has experience in criminal, civil and regulatory litigation and previously served as the first executive deputy superintendent for enforcement at the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS).

New York led the charge as the first state to apply GDPR-like cybersecurity regulations for its financial services industry with DFS’ cyber rules – often referred to as Part 500 – implemented under a phased two-year timeline beginning in March 2017.

The regulation aims to protect New York’s financial services industry from the threat of a cyber attack and is the first cybersecurity regulation of its kind in the U.S.… read more > “State, Federal Regulatory Enforcement a Focus as Cyber Crime Grows”