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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

OCIE Warns of Increased ‘Credential Stuffing’ Cyberattacks on Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers

The  Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) has published a risk alert, warning SEC-registered investment advisers, brokers and dealers about the increasing use of...more

Dechert LLP

OCIE Issues Cybersecurity Risk Alert on the Risk of Credential Stuffing Attacks

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The Risk Alert makes clear that OCIE has observed an increase in the frequency of credential stuffing attacks against Registrants, including some successful credential stuffing attacks that resulted in the loss of customer...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Warns Industry: Remain Vigilant of Cyberattacks

Cybersecurity has been a key examination priority for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) for many years. On July 10, 2020, it issued a risk alert warning of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Avoiding an SEC Whack after a Cyber Hack

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Adding insult to injury, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined Voya Financial Advisors Inc. (VFA) $1 million and ordered a comprehensive two-year review by a compliance consultant, following a cyber-attack on...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Funds Talk: March 2017

OCIE Highlights Frequent Topics for Compliance Deficiencies for Investment Advisers - On Feb. 7, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) published...more

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SEC Cybersecurity Update

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Results from the SEC’s First Round of Cybersecurity Examinations - On February 3, 2015, the OCIE published a risk alert summarizing its findings from its examinations of over 100 registered investment advisers and...more

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SEC Announces Second Wave of Cyber Exams of Broker Dealers and Advisors – Is Your Firm Ready?

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In April 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert announcing its first cybersecurity sweep initiative. Pursuant to that initiative,...more

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Proactive Approach To Cybersecurity: Recent SEC guidance and enforcement actions suggest that reactive firms may be in the SEC’s...

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In an environment where even the largest and most powerful corporations have fallen victim to data breaches, it can be challenging to fathom how to protect against the sophisticated and ever-evolving threat of cyber attacks....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Ramps up Cybersecurity Scrutiny With Examination Priorities and an Enforcement Action

Why it matters - Signaling that it will continue to increase its scrutiny of firms' cybersecurity readiness, the Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a...more

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SEC brings first cybersecurity-related enforcement action

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently settled its first cybersecurity-related enforcement action against a Missouri based registered investment adviser, R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. (the ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement Cybersecurity Is At the Top of SEC Examination Concerns In a recent SEC “risk alert” for registered broker-dealers and investment advisers, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE)...more

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The SEC OCIE Announces Increased Scrutiny of Broker-Dealers’ and Investment Advisers’ Cybersecurity Programs

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On September 15, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert (2015 Risk Alert) to provide broker-dealers and investment...more

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The SEC Charges Investment Adviser with Violating Regulation S-P by Failing to Adopt Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures

In recent years, the SEC has been focused on cybersecurity. It has issued risk alerts, conducted examinations and provided guidance about what the agency sees as widespread weaknesses in many policies and procedures to...more

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SEC Shows It’s Serious About Cyber Security

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A week after OCIE announced it would conduct a second round of cyber-security exams, the Commission emphasized the issue by bringing an enforcement action against a non-custodial investment-adviser over a remediated data...more

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SEC Provides Additional Information On Cybersecurity Examinations

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On September 15, 2015, the Security and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert to provide additional information on the areas of focus for its second round of...more

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OCIE’s 2015 Cybersecurity Examination Initiative

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Second Round of Cybersecurity Examinations to Begin - On September 15, 2015, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Risk Alert announcing a...more

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SEC and DOJ Hacking Prosecutions Highlight SEC’s Increased Interest in Cybersecurity Risks

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Companies are reminded of the need for strong internal controls. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed civil and criminal actions in the largest hacking and...more

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Seeking Clarity on SEC Disclosure Obligations Related to Cybersecurity

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In response to increasing pressure to update its existing disclosure guidance regarding cybersecurity risks and cyber-incidents, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is widely expected to overhaul its...more

K&L Gates LLP

A Few Takeaways from the OCIE Cybersecurity Examination Sweep Summary

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On February 3, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a Risk Alert (the “2015 Risk Alert”) with summary observations from its recently...more

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SEC and FINRA Publish Materials Addressing Cybersecurity

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Twin reports provide a roadmap to best practices. U.S. financial markets and participants, much like other segments of the U.S. economy, are prime targets for technological hacks, intrusions, and breaches that can occur...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

SEC Reports the Result of its Cybersecurity Sweep of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

An SEC cybersecurity sweep examination by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) found that 88 percent of the broker-dealers (BDs) and 74 percent of the registered investment advisers (RIAs) they...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

SEC Cybersecurity Initiative: Five Steps ALL Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Should be Taking

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released a Risk Alert announcing its Cybersecurity Initiative....more

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Specific Steps Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Should Take in Response to the SEC’s Cybersecurity Initiative

On April 15, 2014 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released a Risk Alert announcing its Cybersecurity Initiative....more

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SEC Issues Cybersecurity Risk Alert

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On April 15th, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") issued a Risk Alert concerning its initiative to assess the cybersecurity preparedness of the securities industry. The Risk Alert states that...more

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