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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - November 2024

At what point has a director served too long? What about term limits? A mandatory retirement age? When do a director’s skills become stale? These issues are addressed in this issue of The Informed Board, as well as why proxy...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Preparing for the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2023 Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions was released last month and includes an anticipated action date for finalizing rules for cybersecurity...more

BakerHostetler

Congress: Public Companies Need to Get Serious About Cybersecurity

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As businesses of all sizes increase spending on cybersecurity – projected to top $124 billion this year – a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress wants public companies to go one step further: Install a cyber expert on...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Yet Another Proposal to Require Disclosure of Board’s Cyber Expertise

Before investing in a company, would you want to know whether the board of directors had cybersecurity expertise? A bipartisan group of senators have proposed a bill, Senate Bill 592, that would require every public...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Recent Developments in Cybersecurity….What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Criminal masterminds are constantly re-envisioning their weapon of choice. International cyberattacks perpetuated through the use of leaked nation-state cyber tools, shaped many security discussions in 2018, but a new year...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2019

1. Corporate Culture - The corporate culture of a company starts at the top, with the board of directors, and directors should be attuned not only to the company’s business, but also to its people and values across the...more

White and Williams LLP

Breaching the D&O Firewall: The Rise of Cybersecurity Regulations for Businesses and the Future Effects on D&O Insurance

For many D&O insurers, the risk of exposure posed by cybersecurity incidents involving their insureds has been unclear at best. Cybersecurity incidents, and the corresponding shareholder claims that follow, pose unique and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - 1. Cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity preparedness is essential in 2018 as the risk of, and associated adverse impact of, breaches continue to rise. The past year redefined the upward bounds of the...more

Snell & Wilmer

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement Cybersecurity Is At the Top of SEC Examination Concerns In a recent SEC “risk alert” for registered broker-dealers and investment advisers, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE)...more

Alston & Bird

SEC Provides Additional Information On Cybersecurity Examinations

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On September 15, 2015, the Security and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert to provide additional information on the areas of focus for its second round of...more

Morgan Lewis

National Futures Association Proposes Cybersecurity Guidance for NFA Member Firms

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NFA links NFA’s supervisory requirements with its proposed requirements mandating that NFA Members have information systems security programs. The National Futures Association (NFA) has proposed cybersecurity...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - June 2015 #4

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Regulatory Developments - Client Alert: SEC Proposes Pay for Performance Rules: Goodwin Procter’s Capital Markets practice has issued a Client Alert on the SEC’s proposed rule that would require most public...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Boards of Directors Charged with Cybersecurity Risk Management by SEC Commissioner

Last week, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar outlined expectations for directors of public companies to manage cybersecurity risk. If you think it is enough that a board of directors reviews annual budgets for privacy and IT...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC Commissioner Calls on Corporate Boards to Address Cybersecurity—Refers to NIST Cyber Framework as “the Bible”

While attending the "Cyber Risks and the Boardroom" Conference at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Luis Aguilar called on corporate boards to make sure they are...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Cyber Risks for the Boardroom Part 5: Coverage for Privacy Violations

The last installment in our series – “Coverage for Privacy Violations” - Part 5 of 5: Coverage For Privacy Violations: As we previously noted, recent SEC actions on the topic of cybersecurity indicates...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Hosts Roundtable on Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges

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Participants recognize the importance of board oversight and risk disclosures. On March 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable to discuss cybersecurity and the issues and challenges...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

And On The 12th Day Of Privacy, Something For Directors…..Mind The Gap!

On our last “day of Privacy”, we have a little extra (perhaps a lump of coal….) post: in 2014, cyber risk has been elevated to a board issue – read on and forward to your favorite company director! As we have discussed...more

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