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American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd National Conference on Cybersecurity Law & Compliance - January 29th - 30th, Arlington, VA

Cyberattacks are affecting every company and sector. Meanwhile, the regulatory landscape is intensifying as the SEC continues to enforce the cyber-risk management disclosure rules. Every day presents a new compliance and...more

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Securing our world: how businesses can prepare for and recover from cyber attacks

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As part of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month program of events, we hosted our inaugural Cybersecurity Forum on October 1 at our London office and online. Compèred by Ffion Flockhart, global head of cybersecurity, the day’s...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Enforcement Heats up on Key Public Company Topics: Cyber Disclosure, Director Independence and Regulation FD

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Division of Enforcement has recently brought a spate of enforcement actions relating to key topics for public companies. These include enforcement actions related to...more

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The SEC’s cybersecurity and disclosure rules: The questions compliance pros still have

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rules officially went into effect in December 2023. Aimed at improving cybersecurity risk...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Undeterred by the SolarWinds Storm: SEC Charges Victims of Compromised Software

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The SEC on Oct. 22, 2024, announced charges against four companies for allegedly making materially misleading disclosures concerning the impact of cybersecurity incidents associated with the compromised SolarWinds' Orion...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The SEC is Cracking Down on Misleading Cybersecurity Disclosure

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On October 22, 2024, the SEC charged two current reporting companies, Unisys Corp. and Check Point Software Technologies, and two former public companies, Mimecast Limited and Avaya Holdings Corp., with making materially...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

New York Federal Court Refuses to Extend Accounting Controls Requirements to Cybersecurity Controls

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Takeaways From the Dismissal of SEC Claims Against SolarWinds and Its CISO

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

Alston & Bird

SEC Corporation Finance Provides Additional Guidance on the Disclosure of Material Cybersecurity Incidents in Form 8-K

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On June 24, 2024, the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) related to the disclosure of “material”...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Releases New 8-K CDIs for Item 1.05 - Cybersecurity Incidents

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On June 24, 2024, the SEC released five new CDIs on Material Cybersecurity Incidents. Please see a high-level summary below...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Announces New Cybersecurity Interpretations

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance yesterday published five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, or “C&DIs,” all concerning Item 1.05 of Exchange Act Form 8-K, Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

SEC Continues to Zero in on Importance of Data Security Measures and Reporting With Latest $10 Million Penalty

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reemphasized just how serious companies must be about maintaining a vigilant cybersecurity posture and procedures to report cyber incidents in a timely manner....more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Living in a Material World: SEC Clarifies Expectations Regarding Form 8-K Disclosure of Material Cybersecurity Incidents

Last month, the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Director”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued new guidance regarding disclosures of material cybersecurity incidents via Form 8-K under...more

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SEC Staff Makes Clear That Cybersecurity Incident Disclosures Under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K Should Be Limited to Material...

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On May 21, 2024, Erik Gerding, director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a statement with clarifying guidance on cybersecurity incident disclosure under Item...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Avoiding Cybersecurity Incident Overdisclosure:  Helpful Guidance

In a statement yesterday, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance commented on the relatively new Form 8-K Item 1.05 requirement.  Last summer when the SEC adopted the final rules relating to cybersecurity...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Director of Corporation Finance Speaks to Cybersecurity Disclosures

Erik Gerding, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, released a statement on the preferred methods to disclose certain cybersecurity incidents.  Mr. Gerding noted “The cybersecurity rules that the Commission adopted on...more

Burr & Forman

Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations for Public Companies under the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rules

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The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule regarding cybersecurity risk management, governance, and incident reporting. The final rule went into effect on September 5, 2023, and disclosure...more

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The SEC Raises the Stakes: New Cybersecurity Rules for Publicly Traded Companies Hit the Books in 2023

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In 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its now-fully implemented Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure Rule. The Rule reflects the reality that cybersecurity...more

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ISS and Glass Lewis Release Proxy Voting Policy Changes for 2024

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On December 19, 2023, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) released its updates to its Proxy Voting Guidelines. Somewhat unusually, ISS made only one change to its voting recommendation policies for U.S. public...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Markets Promptly See Effect of New SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

On December 18, 2023, prior to the trading session, VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC) issued a press release disclosing that the company was investigating unauthorized activity on its computer systems – and that the intrusion had encrypted...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Cybersecurity Disclosure and Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations

Recently, in advance of the effective date (December 18, 2023), the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance provided additional guidance regarding the final rules relating to cybersecurity incident disclosure...more

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Examining Materiality and Cybersecurity Incidents: Practical Tips for Implementing the New SEC Rules

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Publicly traded companies have tangled with the question of when a cybersecurity incident should be disclosed to the public and investors. In a bid to add clarity to the topic, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Cybersecurity Rules: Considerations for Incident Response Planning

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The new Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rules (Final Rules) adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were published in the Federal Register on Aug. 4, 2023, and...more

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Breaking Down the New SEC Cybersecurity Rules

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On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new cybersecurity rules. Organizations will need to disclose material cyber incidents pursuant to a prescribed timeline and information regarding risk...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SEC Adopts Final Cybersecurity Rules

Following up on our previous report from almost a year ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) has adopted final rules intended to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding...more

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