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
9/16/2021
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Information Security ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Firms ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation S-P ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
By this point, most businesses that regularly send and receive funds electronically have heard about the risk of wire fraud scams in which an intruder changes wiring instructions and diverts funds to its own account,...more
6/14/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Phishing Scams ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Spoofing ,
Wire Fraud ,
Wire Transfers
Cybercriminals love a crisis and COVID-19 is no different. In the last several weeks, cyber-crime has increased exponentially as hackers seek to take advantage of the migration to a remote workplace. As cybercriminals seek to...more
4/21/2020
/ Confidential Information ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Passwords ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
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