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McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Faces Headwinds in SolarWinds Cybersecurity Litigation, but Public Companies and CISOs Still Under Scrutiny

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On July 18, 2024, Judge Paul A. Engelmeyer in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 107-page opinion dismissing most of the claims against software company SolarWinds and its chief information...more

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SEC to Continue Aggressive Enforcement Efforts in 2024 After Record-Setting 2023

This is the fourth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

The Volkov Law Group

SEC Sues SolarWinds and its CISO for Fraud Over Botched Data Breach Response, Marking New Era in Cyber Enforcement

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has a message for publicly-traded companies that suffer a data breach: own up. On Monday, the SEC sued Texas-based SolarWinds––and its Chief Information Security Officer...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Delays Finalized Cyber Rules Until October 2023

Based on updates to its rulemaking agenda that were released last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed approval of two cybersecurity rules until at least October 2023. Both proposed rules were...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets - 2022 Capital Markets and Corporate Governance Regulatory Review

To prepare for 2023, reporting companies should be aware of applicable SEC filing deadlines and financial statement “staleness” dates, as well as regulatory reforms that may affect the preparation and contents of disclosures...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC’s Expansion of Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Signals Increased Enforcement Ahead

In a move that further executes upon the SEC’s increasingly tough rhetoric on cryptocurrency and cybersecurity, SEC Enforcement recently announced that it will nearly double the size of its newly-renamed Crypto Assets and...more

Woods Rogers

Proposed SEC Cybersecurity Rules Require Public Companies to Act Now

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This month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new cybersecurity disclosure rules for publicly traded companies. The comment period is ongoing, but the take-away for public companies is immediate: a public...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The SEC’s Proposed New Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements: Key Takeaways for Issuers

The SEC has proposed new disclosure rules for public companies regarding cybersecurity incidents and related policies and procedures. We will discuss in a forthcoming post practical considerations and best practices that...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Issues First-Ever Penalties for Deficient Cybersecurity Risk Controls

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a stunning salvo across the bows of public companies with its announcement of civil monetary penalties and a cease-and-desist order against First American...more

Stoel Rives LLP

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - January 2020

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The SEC proposed to amend the definition of “accredited investor” here. For those who have consciously avoided knowing anything about securities law, and who presumably are reading this client alert by accident, the offer and...more

Troutman Pepper

Even as Data Breaches Continue to Increase, Obstacles Remain for Litigants Seeking to Pursue Securities Fraud and Derivative Suits

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Despite focused media coverage and a steady increase in the number of data breaches involving public companies, there has not been a corresponding increase in shareholder securities fraud and shareholder derivative claims...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Issues Updated Guidance on Cybersecurity Risk Disclosures and Trading on Nonpublic Cybersecurity Information

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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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Next Big Thing: Data Breach Securities Class Action Litigation

Shareholders may have found a new hook for data security lawsuits. Over the past year, plaintiffs have filed nine federal class action securities fraud lawsuits against public companies after data security incidents,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Numbers Don’t Lie: The SEC Pursues a More Streamlined Enforcement Agenda

One of the most eye-catching items in the recently released 2017 Annual Report of the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) is the significant decline in enforcement activity...more

Zelle  LLP

Cybersecurity: Where Does the Buck Stop?

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Over the last few months, we’ve been talking about cybersecurity issues for employers. We’ve discussed the responsibilities and risks associated with personally identifiable information and the wave of lawsuits resulting...more

Blank Rome LLP

And The Survey Says . . . GCs Need More Cybersecurity And Social Media Training

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Becoming better versed in issues surrounding cybersecurity and social media risk would greatly benefit general counsel at publicly traded companies, according to a recent survey of executive leadership....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Guidance for Incident Response Plans

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Organizations are preparing for data incidents and breaches by developing, updating, implementing, and testing incident response plans. This article provides a checklist of key components of an incident response plan. ...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Two Oft-Neglected Cybersecurity Protections

With each passing year, cybercrime moves further into the mainstream of public company existence. What until recently was mostly an annoying, abstract concern for a handful of companies is now a daily menace that impacts...more

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