As every investment adviser, broker-dealer, and fund (and their lawyer) knows, noncompliance with Regulation S-P, the SEC’s primary rule on privacy notices and safeguard policies, can land a registrant in hot and expensive...more
4/22/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Firms ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Alert ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In the aftermath of the April 24, 2018, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement announcing its penalty against Altaba Inc., formerly Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo!), for failing to timely report a massive data breach,...more
5/7/2018
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Settlement ,
Verizon ,
Yahoo!
September 2017 saw no respite from the relentless pace of cyber developments, not only from the perspective of rapidly evolving attacks, but also from the perspective of dynamic federal and state regulatory moves. In...more
As the football season was winding down, on January 4, 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published its 2017 Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter. According to FINRA President and CEO,...more
Emphasizing the critical importance of cybersecurity to registered investment companies (RICs), including insurance separate accounts and business development companies, and to investment advisers, the SEC’s Division of...more
On February 9, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) released a Report on Cyber Security in the Insurance Sector (Report), summarizing the results of a survey completed by 43 insurers about their cybersecurity...more
On February 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Risk Alert prepared by its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) that summarizes the results of a sweep of more than 100 broker-dealers...more
Few topics are as hot as cybersecurity. Recent high-profile data breaches at national retailers have made cybersecurity a frequent topic on Capitol Hill and an issue of growing concern to average Americans. Not surprisingly,...more
4/23/2014
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Governance Standards ,
Investment Adviser ,
Regulation S-P ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury