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SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Issues COVID-19 Risk Alert

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Why It Matters - Broker-dealers and investment advisers should take heed of OCIE’s guidance and assess their compliance policies and procedures accordingly. Compliance should consider, in consultation with their counsel,...more

Bracewell LLP

SEC Examiners Release Cyber Observations: What You Need To Know

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On January 27, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced its most recent Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations. This report highlights specific practices that have been, and can be...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

OCIE Warns That Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers Are Putting Investor Information at Risk

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert warning that investment advisers and broker-dealers “[do] not always use the available security features” on various network storage...more

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SEC Brings Enforcement Action Against Broker-Dealer For Deficient Cybersecurity Procedures

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On September 26, 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a $1 million settlement with an Iowa-based broker-dealer over allegations that it maintained deficient cybersecurity policies and...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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