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Recent cybersecurity events have tested the cybersecurity defenses of many of America’s largest public companies and given rise to private class actions and insider trading cases. At the same time, the U.S. Securities and...more
There has recently been a rash of similar anonymous whistleblower tips to public companies, each claiming that an unnamed company supervisor boasted about reaping profits from insider trading. The number of public companies...more
Recently, many of our clients have received similar requests from the staff of the SEC's Division of Enforcement related to the December 2020 SolarWinds cyberattack. We confirmed with the SEC staff that the request is...more
The growing frequency and public awareness of cyberincidents, evolution of technologies employed by intruders, and proliferation of personal data and infrastructure vulnerable to attack have all contributed to heightened...more
Using a hypothetical case study, revealed in a series of short animations, Hogan Lovells partners Philip Parish, Arwen Handley, Nicola Fulford and Peter Marta considered topics such as good cyber incident preparedness, board...more
In our final installment of a three-part series, we look at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investigative Report into the epidemic of wire fraud or “business email compromise,” and then, based on its 2018...more
As cybersecurity attacks have continued to gain prominence as a threat posing critical risk management and compliance challenges for financial institutions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has emerged as an...more
On Feb. 22, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its first interpretive guidance since October 2011 on public companies’ cybersecurity risk and incident disclosure obligations. ...more
The Commission's "new" cybersecurity guidance largely rehashes existing guidance, as is highlighted by objections from two commissioners. At most, the additional qualitative guidance is incremental. It reiterates the need to...more
In February 2018 the SEC outlined its views with respect to cybersecurity disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws as they apply to public reporting companies. Set forth below is a checklist of items included...more
On Feb. 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released interpretive guidance on public companies’ disclosure practices regarding cybersecurity breaches and risks to the public....more
• Disclosures must inform investors about material cybersecurity risks and incidents, including addressing material cybersecurity risks for cyber-attacks that have not yet occurred. • Comprehensive policies and procedures...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 21, 2018, issued interpretive guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures. The new guidance will affect public companies and companies seeking to go public in...more
In light of the increasing significance of cybersecurity incidents, and their potential impact on a company's operations, on February 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance to public reporting...more
On Feb. 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance on its expectations for corporate disclosures on cybersecurity risks. The guidance delineates where it believes existing SEC rules...more
On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued updates to its interpretive guidance on how public companies should disclose cybersecurity breaches and risks. There are two core messages at...more
The Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been busy the last couple months on the cyber front. On September 20, the SEC announced a renewed focus on cybersecurity efforts and disclosed that it had been a victim of a...more
It was recently revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database, which is used by public companies to file official documents, was breached. According to the SEC, trading off of that hacked...more
We regularly have conversations with our clients about whether particular non-public information is "material," who at the company knows about such information and whether certain individuals should be allowed to engage in...more
Equifax’s stunning security breach and inadequate response has now claimed its most prominent victim – the CEO of Equifax, Richard Smith, announced his immediate resignation. In light of this rapid fall from grace, here...more
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton launched a sea of news stories last week when he included the following five sentence in a statement on cybersecurity...more
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a public statement on Cybersecurity (the “Clayton Statement”) last week, disclosing a 2016 attack on the SEC’s database of corporate filings. The intrusion exploited a vulnerability in the test...more
In a case of “cyber meets securities fraud,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) recently indicted three foreign nationals on charges of insider trading, wire fraud, and computer...more
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
King & Spalding Client Alert On Unprecedented Hacking And Trading Scheme — On August 11, 2015, prosecutors in the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of New York unsealed indictments against several individuals...more