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Corruption, Crime and Compliance : Cybersecurity and Compliance: The Growing Partnership of CISOs and CCOs
Episode 282 -- CISO and CCOs -- The Evolving Partnership
Compliance Into The Weeds - HanesBrands Cyber Security Breach Disclosure
Cyberside Chats: Protect Your Crown Jewels – Nobody breaks into a bank to steal the posters
Cyberside Chats: Don’t silo your risk from legal (with Ingrid Rodriguez)
Cyberside Chats: Everyone wants to be Batman. Hacking Back & Cybersecurity Law
No Password Required: The Philosopher CISO of Tallahassee Who Lives to Help Other People
CyberSide Chats: Recap of the White House Cyber Summit (with Amanda Fennell)
Marti Arvin and Anthony Buenger on the CMMC Framework
The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) in 2024 is evolving. With budgetary limitations, an increasingly complex threat environment, generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, new regulatory mandates, a...more
What if a single compromised credential could silently bring down your entire organization? Our recent threat hunts across Fortune 100 clients suggest that this isn't just a possibility—it's a reality....more
Judge Engelmayer’s 107-page dismissal of most of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s claims against SolarWinds provides valuable guidance, and some comfort, for public companies and Chief Information Security...more
On July 18, 2024, Judge Paul A. Engelmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 107-page opinion dismissing most of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against SolarWinds...more
Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires public companies to “devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls.” In a recent opinion, a New York federal court rejected the Securities...more
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed many of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) claims against software development company SolarWinds and its chief information security...more
What do the SolarWinds ruling and other recent developments mean for the future of the SEC’s cyber regulatory program? Will the SEC’s “lack of moderation” result in “violent ends” for its cyber agenda? Or will the current...more
01 Do I need to make money to go public?02 A new M&A playbook in the age of AI03 Cyber enforcement forecast post-SolarWinds decision04 Cyber diligence for IPOs with Kroll’s CISO05 The Download Quiz: Venture capital trends...more
On July 18, 2024, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York dismissed most of the charges that the Securities and Exchange Commission brought against SolarWinds and its chief information...more
This Holland & Knight blog post is the second installment in a two-part series that examines the challenges to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) charges in its landmark case against SolarWinds Corp....more
On July 18, 2024, District Court Judge Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued his 107-page opinion and order dismissing most – but not all – of the landmark allegations of the SEC against SolarWinds Corp. and...more
On July 18, a New York federal judge threw out most of the SEC’s claims brought against both SolarWinds Corp. and the company’s chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy Brown....more
On July 18, Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued a lengthy order dismissing the majority of the SEC’s enforcement case against SolarWinds Corporation (SolarWinds) and its CISO, Timothy Brown. The...more
The SEC’s high-profile litigation against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Timothy G. Brown, reached a critical turning point on July 18, 2024, when a district court in the Southern District of...more
On July 18, 2024, US District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued a detailed 107-page opinion and order dismissing most of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against SolarWinds...more
The SEC’s high-profile litigation against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Timothy Brown, reached a critical juncture on May 15, 2024, when the parties presented oral arguments before Judge Paul...more
Since I hang out with a lot of CISOs, and understand their pain points, I urge readers to send a “thank you” and “you are the best” message to their CISO. You can’t imagine the pressure and stress they are under to try to...more
You remember the 2020 SolarWinds hack, perhaps one of the worst cyberattacks in history? As described by NPR in 2021, the hack was “believed to be directed by the Russian intelligence service, the SVR,” which used a “routine...more
In March 2024, a coalition of more than 50 cybersecurity leaders and organizations called for dismissal of an amended complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against SolarWinds and its chief information...more
This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2024 annual reporting season, divided into two sections: Form 20-F Housekeeping...more
Key Takeaways - With the SolarWinds enforcement action, the SEC continues to ratchet up its enforcement against companies that fail to properly disclose their cybersecurity incidents and risks. By naming the SolarWinds CISO...more
According to a New York Times story this weekend, the Security Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against SolarWinds is driving discussions in boardrooms and corporate security departments of large organizations about the handling...more
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month we examine: • Fraud and internal control failure charges against...more
On October 30, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges against SolarWinds and its former chief information security officer (CISO), alleging that “SolarWinds’ public statements about its...more
On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more