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2020/02/13 OCIE Releases 2020 Cybersecurity Observations

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission released cybersecurity and resiliency-related examination observations on January 27, 2020, based on “thousands of examinations...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Cybersecurity: the SEC Provides Guidance on Well-Known and Emerging Best Practices

At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its “Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices” (Observations)....more

Alston & Bird

SEC Releases Detailed Set of “Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations”

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On January 28, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a detailed set of observations culled from thousands of examinations of registered investment advisers, broker-dealers,...more

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OCIE Publishes Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations

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Background - On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") published its Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations. Cybersecurity and data...more

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SEC Releases Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations: A Potentially Useful Guide for Businesses

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In today’s connected world, businesses face constant pressure to improve their cybersecurity practices and to confirm that they are meeting industry standards. To continue helping businesses achieve those goals, the SEC...more

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SEC Examiners Release Cyber Observations: What You Need To Know

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On January 27, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced its most recent Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations. This report highlights specific practices that have been, and can be...more

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Who Is Watching The Watchmen?: CFTC Penalizes Registrant For Outsourced IT Security Lapses

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On February 12, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) settled charges against AMP Global Clearing LLC (AMP), a futures commission merchant (FCM), for the company’s failure to adequately supervise one of its IT...more

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The Good and the Bad from OCIE’s Cyber Examinations and What Firms Should Do Next

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a National Examination Program Risk Alert (Risk Alert) on August 7, 2017 regarding observations from...more

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Company’s Data

You know how important data is to your business and you have been hearing about data breaches for more than a decade, but where do you find a simple, straightforward summary of how to protect your company? That is a question...more

Baker Donelson

WEBINAR: Cloud Computing & Health Care Organizations - Critical Privacy & Security Issues

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More and more organizations are turning to the cloud because of how flexible and low-cost it is. As a result, many health care organizations are now using cloud-based servers to store patient information and are discovering...more

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SEC Cybersecurity Update

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Results from the SEC’s First Round of Cybersecurity Examinations - On February 3, 2015, the OCIE published a risk alert summarizing its findings from its examinations of over 100 registered investment advisers and...more

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SEC Announces Second Wave of Cyber Exams of Broker Dealers and Advisors – Is Your Firm Ready?

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In April 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert announcing its first cybersecurity sweep initiative. Pursuant to that initiative,...more

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Proactive Approach To Cybersecurity: Recent SEC guidance and enforcement actions suggest that reactive firms may be in the SEC’s...

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In an environment where even the largest and most powerful corporations have fallen victim to data breaches, it can be challenging to fathom how to protect against the sophisticated and ever-evolving threat of cyber attacks....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Brings First Cybersecurity Enforcement Proceeding in Wake of Risk Alert

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Highlights Areas of High Risk and Examination Priorities for Financial Industry Firms - On September 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations (OCIE),...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Ramps up Cybersecurity Scrutiny With Examination Priorities and an Enforcement Action

Why it matters - Signaling that it will continue to increase its scrutiny of firms' cybersecurity readiness, the Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a...more

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SEC: 2015 Examination Priorities – Cybersecurity Compliance and Controls

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Registered broker-dealers and investment advisers received a stern warning to strengthen their cybersecurity programs or face further regulatory scrutiny. On September 15, 2015, the SEC announced a plan to sharpen its focus...more

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