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Treasury Department Warns Financial Institutions to Prepare for AI-Age Fraud — AI: The Washington Report

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Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 AI executive order, the US Department of Treasury (Treasury) released a report on cybersecurity risks in the financial services sector in March 2024. While recognizing the...more

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The Crossroads of Cybersecurity and National Security: Delaying Disclosure of Incidents under the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rule

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In recent guidance, the Department of Justice made clear that it will very rarely grant an extension of registrants’ deadline to disclose material cybersecurity incidents under the SEC’s Final Rules. Under the Securities and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC's Charges Against SolarWinds and Its CISO Highlight Emerging Risks for Public Companies, Security Professionals

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has charged SolarWinds Corp. (SolarWinds) and the company's chief information security officer ("CISO") with securities fraud and violations of internal controls...more

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The SEC’s Charges Against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer Provide Important Cybersecurity Lessons for Public...

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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

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Requirements for Certain Market Entities and Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Cybersecurity...

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Quick Take: The SEC proposed new requirements for several different market entities designed to mitigate cybersecurity risk, including requirements relating to written policies and procedures and notifications about...more

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Emerging Cyber Risks in the US & UK

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Cyber risk management has significantly escalated in importance, during the last couple of years, as a result of companies overcoming the operational challenges of the pandemic, transitioning to hybrid working, preparing for...more

King & Spalding

SEC Returns Spotlight to Cybersecurity Disclosure Enforcement

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On June 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with First American Financial Corporation for what the SEC found were inadequate disclosure controls and procedural violations, revealed in connection...more

The Volkov Law Group

First American Financial Corporation Settles SEC Case for $487,616 for Cybersecurity Data Breach and Disclosure Failures

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is gaining traction in the enforcement of cybersecurity and disclosure requirements.  The SEC has a lot on its plate these days – ESG, cybersecurity, and the traditional mix of...more

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SEC Charges Issuer with Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures

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The SEC announced a settled enforcement action concerning First American Financial Corporation’s violations of disclosure controls and procedures.  The violations related to disclosures made in connection with a cybersecurity...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2020 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - SEC Issues Warning for Advisors and Broker-Dealers on Increased Ransomware Attacks - On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through its Office of Compliance Inspections and...more

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SEC Issues Warning for Advisors and Broker-Dealers on Increased Ransomware Attacks

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On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission, through its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), issued a warning to advisors and broker-dealers to “immediately” review their cybersecurity...more

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Cyber Still Atop Exam Priorities

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FINRA held its bi-annual Cybersecurity Conference in January and recently published five take-away real-world experiences from the conference...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.9.2020 | Top Story: “Highlights” from Carlos Ghosn’s Accusatory Press Conference

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A recap of Carlos Ghosn’s big media moment on Wednesday, which was short on the escape details everyone wanted to hear and long on accusations against other execs at Nissan and Japan’s justice system....more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2017 #2

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FBI Issues Flash Alert on Apache Struts Vulnerability - The Apache Struts vulnerability has been mentioned frequently in the media over the past month, as it is believed to have been involved in one of the largest and most...more

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OCIE Lessons From Cybersecurity 2 Initiative

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On August 7, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert containing observations from its Cybersecurity 2 Exam Initiative. As a follow-up to the 2014 Cybersecurity 1 initiative, the...more

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Funds Talk: May 2017 - CFTC Among Regulators Demanding Cybersecurity Vigilance

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While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has garnered significant attention for its increased efforts and focus on regulating and enforcing enhanced cybersecurity measures within the U.S. financial markets, the...more

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