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What the SEC Amendments to Regulation S-P Mean for Your Business

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On May 16, 2024, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P requiring broker-dealers, registered investment companies, registered investment advisers, funding portals, and transfer agents (collectively, “covered...more

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The Broadening Data Security Mandate: SEC Incident Response Plan and Data Breach Notification Requirements

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Virtually all organizations have an obligation to safeguard their personal data against unauthorized access or use, and, in some instances, to notify affected individuals in the event such access or use occurs. Those...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FINRA to Member Firms: “You Heard the SEC, Create Plans for Data Breaches Now!”

On May 15, 2024, the SEC announced it would make amendments to Regulation S-P (Reg S-P). This will be the first amendment to the regulation since its adoption 24 years ago in 2000. The regulation focuses on how institutions...more

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SEC’s New Data Breach Requirement Increases Obligations for Financial Services Companies

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to Regulation S-P requiring entities under its remit to provide notice to individuals affected by certain types of data breaches. This adds yet another...more

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SEC Tightens Cybersecurity Requirements with Regulation S-P Amendments

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top “The basic idea for covered firms is if you’ve got a breach, then you’ve got to notify. That’s good for investors.” Those were among the remarks that U.S. Securities and...more

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SEC Adopts Data Privacy Rule Amendments to Regulation S-P

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Who may be interested: Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents - The SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P imposing new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers,...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments To Regulation S-P

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On May 15, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-P. Originally passed in 2000, Regulation S-P regulates the treatment of non-public personal information of consumers by...more

Baker Donelson

[Webinar] New Privacy and Cybersecurity Regulations: What Financial Institutions Need to Know to Stay Compliant - June 13th, 10:00...

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The financial services industry has seen a litany of new data privacy and cybersecurity challenges through the first half of 2024. Financial institutions are facing unprecedented compliance hurdles resulting from the...more

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Regulatory Roundup for May 2024

SEC DROPS NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS, PROPOSAL FOR RIAS TO ADOPT CIP, SEC EXAMS SHARES MARKETING RULE FAILURES, RIA SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO RETAIN TEXTS, AND SEC WINS ON SHADOW TRADING THEORY - Welcome to...more

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SEC Joins Chorus of Regulators Requiring Data Breach Notifications

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Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) became the latest federal regulator to implement a data breach notification law. The commissioners unanimously voted to approve amendments to Regulation S-P (the...more

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Final Amendments to Regulation S-P under Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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On May 15, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued final amendments (the “Amendments”) to Regulation S-P (originally adopted in 2000), which governs the treatment of a customer’s nonpublic personal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Amends Privacy Rule to Establish Data Breach Notification Standard

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its privacy rule – Regulation S-P – to establish a federal minimum standard for covered institutions to notify affected individuals of a data breach....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Regulation S-P That Require Reporting Breaches of "Sensitive Customer Information"

On May 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Regulation S-P, which covers broker-dealers, registered investment advisors (RIAs), and investment companies (funds). These entities are now required to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Amends Reg S-P To Strengthen Data Breach Response Requirements and Protect Investor Information

On May 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P (Reg S-P), which broadly track the changes originally proposed in March 2023. The revised Reg S-P requires...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Amends Regulation S-P to Require Data Breach Notifications and Additional Written Policies

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On May 16, 2024, the SEC amended Regulation S-P to impose new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, investment companies (whether or not they are registered with the SEC),...more

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A Closer Look at the SEC’s Cybersecurity Rules for Covered Entities and Market Entities

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The SEC is continuing its campaign to overhaul cybersecurity, cyber incident reporting, and privacy controls and requirements for financial services industry registrants, their service providers, and corporate America...more

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SEC Issues Risk Alert on Safeguarding Customer Records and Information at Branch Offices

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On April 26, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) issued a risk alert on the importance of broker-dealers and investment advisers (collectively, “firms”) establishing and following written policies and procedures aimed...more

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SEC Revisits Regulation S-P After Twenty Years of Innovation to Information Technology

On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its proposal to amend Regulation S-P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Proposed...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC proposes new cybersecurity requirements

On March 15, a divided SEC issued several proposed amendments to the agency’s cybersecurity-related rules. The first is a proposed rule that would implement cybersecurity requirements for participants in the securities...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC Proposes Host of New Rules for Data Security, Cybersecurity, and IT Resilience

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) voted on March 15, 2023, to propose three new sets of rules for data security, cybersecurity, and IT operational resilience. The newly proposed rules would, among...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Proposes Data Breach Notification and Incident Response Requirements

On March 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed three rule changes that demonstrate its continued focus on cybersecurity. One of these proposals, and the only one to be unanimously approved (the...more

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SEC Makes Cybersecurity Top Priority; Sanctions Firms for Cybersecurity Failures

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There is little doubt that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is making cybersecurity a top priority. SEC Chair Gary Gensler told a Senate committee on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 that the agency is developing a...more

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Private Equity and Cybersecurity: A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to a Breach

A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a fund sponsor, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more

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Digital Asset Exchange Data Exposure Invites Consideration

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On November 1, 2019, Digital Asset Exchange BitMEX announced that a substantial volume of its customers’ email addresses had been inadvertently leaked in email communications. While the precise nationalities and identities of...more

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The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – June 2019

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Are You Ready for Canada’s New Privacy Breach Rules? Mandatory privacy breach notification, reporting, and record-keeping obligations under Canada’s federal data protection law, the Personal Information Protection and...more

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