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From Encryption to Employment, U.S. Federal Agencies Brace for the Effects of Quantum Computing, AI and More

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 6/3/2024

In this week’s edition of Consumer Protection Dispatch, we look at the latest regulatory developments from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

FTC Enters Consent Agreement With Blackbaud Following Major Data Breach

WilmerHale on 2/23/2024

On February 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “the Commission”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Blackbaud, a software company, resolving claims related to a 2020 data breach that resulted in the...more

Complying With the FTC's Amended Safeguards Rule

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/7/2023

Cybersecurity is a looming threat for most businesses. The impact of a major cyber event can resonate for weeks, months, and even years after the initial attack. To mitigate the risks to consumers, there have been several...more

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity New Laws and Regulations Report

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/6/2022

Throughout 2022, we continue to see regulators placing an emphasis on the importance of protecting and securing information, in particular consumer personal information, at both the federal and state levels. ...more

Beyond Materiality: Comparing The SEC’s Proposed Data Breach Notification Rules with Evolving State Notification Laws

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 5/25/2022

On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced Proposed Rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure (“Proposed Rules”) to address concerns of increasing...more

Ransomware Case Signifies Shift In Cyber Insurers' Stance

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 11/16/2021

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Lax security measures, which have become more acute in the work-from-home environment, continue to be exploited. Companies' systems are hacked into, their data is encrypted, and they face...more

The SEC Released A Risk Alert On Reg S-P, a/k/a How To Avoid A $1 Million Penalty

UB Greensfelder LLP on 4/24/2019

I am hardly saying that SEC Regulation S-P is the sexiest of regulations. I mean, has any customer is history actually read one of those exciting statement stuffers that discloses in some dense font a BD’s privacy policy?...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 39, Disclosure of Ransomware Attacks

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 5/24/2017

In this episode Matt Kelly and I take a deep dive into the question of whether a company has a duty to disclose ransomware attacks. We consider it from the regulatory, legal, ethical, law enforcement, business, PR and some...more

Market Solutions, Volume 26, No. 1

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/22/2017

Sanctions: Will the Trump Administration Stay the Course? President Trump made many statements during the campaign regarding actions he plans to take to reverse Obama administration sanctions policies. These included...more

Investment Adviser Settles SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement Action; SEC Issues Investor Alert

King & Spalding on 10/8/2015

On September 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. (“R.T. Jones”), a St. Louis-based investment adviser, settled charges that R.T. Jones failed to adopt...more

SEC Brings First Cybersecurity Enforcement Proceeding in Wake of Risk Alert

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/8/2015

Highlights Areas of High Risk and Examination Priorities for Financial Industry Firms - On September 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations (OCIE),...more

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Failure to Adopt Proper Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation on 9/25/2015

A registered investment adviser agreed to settle SEC charges that it failed to adopt adequate cybersecurity policies and procedures reasonably designed to protect customer records and information as required by Rule 30(a) of...more

SEC Announces Cybersecurity Enforcement Action

Proskauer on Privacy on 9/25/2015

On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the settlement of an enforcement action against a St. Louis-based registered investment adviser (Adviser) brought under Rule 30(a) of Regulation...more

Is Your Cyber-Security Better Than a Fortune 500's?

Sands Anderson PC on 7/15/2013

Half of Fortune 500 companies would face “serious harm” or be “adversely impacted” by a cyber-attack. The greatest perceived harms are loss or theft of confidential information, loss of reputation and direct loss from...more

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