In late June, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released five new compliance and disclosure interpretations regarding the disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents...more
12/2/2024
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Encryption ,
Form 8-K ,
Information Technology ,
Materiality ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Reputational Injury ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
By now, public companies are generally aware of the cybersecurity rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a year ago, requiring public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents under Item...more
10/21/2024
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Form 8-K ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On May 21, 2024, Erik Gerding, the director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a statement containing guidance for public companies regarding the disclosure of...more
6/5/2024
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Data Breach ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Final Rules ,
Form 8-K ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On February 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance and standardize registrants’ disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting. While...more