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SEC Tightens Cybersecurity Requirements with Regulation S-P Amendments

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top “The basic idea for covered firms is if you’ve got a breach, then you’ve got to notify. That’s good for investors.” Those were among the remarks that U.S. Securities and...more

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FTC Enters Consent Agreement With Blackbaud Following Major Data Breach

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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

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SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rule—Including Key Disclosure Requirements

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SGR would like to bring to your attention the recent development from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding cybersecurity regulations that impacts public companies subject to the reporting requirements...more

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The SEC has new Cybersecurity Rules. Are you prepared and ready?

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented new cybersecurity rules to require disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents within four business days, with limited exceptions.  Additionally,...more

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SEC adopts new rules to expand public company disclosure relating to cybersecurity by year end

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On July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released final rules requiring disclosure by public companies of material cybersecurity incidents and policies and procedures related to cybersecurity risk...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand Reg SCI

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes to amend Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI) to update and expand the regulatory oversight of the core technology of the U.S. securities markets.1 The...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Changing of the Guard? SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to the Safeguards Rule

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The SEC continued its recent onslaught of proposed cybersecurity rules in mid-March with three new proposals covering a litany of entities, including investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies, clearing...more

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies

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Following closely on its proposal for substantial new cybersecurity requirements for investment advisers and registered investment companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled a new slate of proposed...more

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SEC Proposes New Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure

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On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the Commission) announced proposed amendments to its rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies...more

Goodwin

SEC Focus on Cybersecurity Begins to Take Shape

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is implementing a campaign to overhaul the agency’s expectations around cybersecurity and cyber incident reporting for the financial services industry and corporate America...more

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SEC and FINRA Signal Renewed Focus on Vendor Management in Two Key Areas: Cybersecurity and Market Access Rule Compliance

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) recently issued guidance in connection with firms’ relationships with third-party service providers. These publications...more

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The SEC’s Most Detailed Cybersecurity Guidance to Date

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The SEC, through its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”), recently issued its most detailed cyber guidance to date. OCIE had previously issued several cybersecurity risk alerts over the past few years....more

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SEC OCIE Issues Guidance on Advisors’ and Broker-Dealers’ Cloud-Based and Other Network Storage of Customer Data

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• On May 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert describing its observations in past examinations of weaknesses and best practices...more

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Risk Alert Regarding Safeguarding Customer Records and Information Stored on...

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On May 23, 2019, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert entitled “Safeguarding Customer Records and Information in Network...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News - September 2017 #3

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Editor's Note - Cybersecurity Returns to Center Stage. The Equifax breach and recent news that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) EDGAR test filing system was hacked in 2016 have brought cybersecurity back to...more

Stinson LLP

Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q3

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We are thrilled to bring you the third installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. We are proud of the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge across our firm's 13 offices nationwide and are...more

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SEC Proposes New BCP Rule and Issues Guidance

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On June 28, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would require registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) to adopt written business continuity and...more

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SEC Issues Guidance on Business Continuity Planning for Registered Investment Companies

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On June 27, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (Commission or SEC) Division of Investment Management (IM) issued a Guidance Update on business continuity planning for registered investment companies...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Cybersecurity Compliance Just Got Tougher

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Companies need specific, well-executed plans to meet growing demands of federal and state agencies. While cybersecurity risks have increased, government regulation has traditionally lagged behind. Recently, some...more

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NFA Adopts Cybersecurity Guidance

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The National Futures Association (NFA) adopted on October 23, 2015 an “Interpretive Notice to NFA Compliance Rules 2-9, 2-36, and 2-49: Information Systems Security Programs” (Notice). The Notice requires each NFA Member to...more

Perkins Coie

SEC’s Increased Cybersecurity Enforcement and How to Reduce Your Risks

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The SEC announced last week that an investment adviser had agreed to settle charges that it failed to take required steps to protect against and respond effectively to a cybersecurity breach. The action comes on the heels of...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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Investment Adviser Settles SEC Charges After Data Breach

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against a registered investment adviser for failing to comply with Rule 30(a) of Regulation S-P (17 C.F.R. § 248.30(a)) (“Safeguards Rule”). The...more

Burr & Forman

TN Ethics Opinion Approves Lawyers’ Cloud Storage of Client Data

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Tennessee has joined other states in formally approving lawyers’ cloud-storage of client-confidential data. The Board of Professional Responsibility (“BOPR”) held that lawyers ethically may use cloud storage for...more

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Unprecedented Hacking and Trading Scheme Highlights Key Cybersecurity Lessons

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On Aug. 11, 2015, federal prosecutors in the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of New York unsealed indictments against nine individuals in the U.S. and Ukraine who were allegedly involved in a five-year,...more

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