Background -
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) aimed at enhancing and standardizing disclosure relating to cybersecurity...more
3/15/2022
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Comment Period ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On March 9, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to propose new rules and amendments under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that would constitute the SEC’s first attempt to adopt specific rules...more
3/11/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Businesses today are data driven and data dependent, but the rules that govern how data can be used and shared across borders are becoming increasingly tricky for international organizations to navigate, subject to constantly...more
This past summer’s string of cyber enforcement actions signals that cybersecurity has become a top priority for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This focus is consistent with the SEC’s Division of...more
10/15/2021
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Information Security ,
Investment Management ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations
On July 28, 2021, President Biden signed a national security memorandum that seeks to “significantly improve” the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure systems....more
On June 11, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) announced that it would focus on cybersecurity disclosures made by public companies as part of its regulatory agenda. Given the SEC’s...more
7/1/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Materiality ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation