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Preparing for Regulation S-P and takeaways from the SEC’s session at the Incident Response Forum Masterclass 2025

On April 22, 2025, Laura D’Allaird, Chief of the SEC’s Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU), participated in the Incident Response Forum Masterclass 2025 (Incident Response Masterclass). In the session, titled “SEC...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for August 2024

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •The SEC’s case against crypto firm Kraken is permitted to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Developments for July 2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Reporting and Enhanced Standardized Disclosure

On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules that would require current and periodic reporting of material cybersecurity incidents as well as more detailed disclosure of cybersecurity...more

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SEC Cybersecurity Rules Target Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

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On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a package of new rules and amendments to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and improve cyber resilience of investment advisers and investment...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

SEC Issues Cybersecurity Sanctions Against Eight Firms

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Background - On August 30, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sanctioned eight firms in three actions for cybersecurity failures in their policies and procedures that exposed the personal information of...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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC “Sweep” of Public Companies’ & Registrants’ Responses to the SolarWinds Cyberbreach

As publicly reported late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement (SEC) sent voluntary requests for information to a range of public companies and investment firms seeking voluntary...more

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OCIE Issues Second Cybersecurity Risk Alert of Q3-2020

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On September 15, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a cybersecurity risk alert highlighting the increased use of “credential stuffing” attacks against investment advisers and...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

OCIE Warns of Increased ‘Credential Stuffing’ Cyberattacks on Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers

The  Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) has published a risk alert, warning SEC-registered investment advisers, brokers and dealers about the increasing use of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Issues New Risk Alert on “Credential Stuffing” Attacks

On September 15, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert highlighting the recent uptick in “credential stuffing” cyber-attacks against SEC-registered investment advisors...more

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SEC Encourages Enhanced Data Security in Wake of Increasingly Sophisticated Ransomware Attacks Following NAIC Brief Encouraging...

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The SEC's Office of Compliance and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert on July 10th about its observation of an apparent increase in sophistication of ransomware attacks on SEC registrants, including broker-dealers,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC To Focus on Cybersecurity in 2019

For the fourth year running, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office continues to list cybersecurity as one of the top enforcement priorities for 2019. As it relates to cybersecurity, the SEC will be focusing on...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SEC Cyber Briefing: Enforcement Expectations for 2019

In our second installment of a three-part series, we look at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s cyber-related enforcement actions in 2018....more

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Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Agrees to Settle SEC Enforcement Action Arising From a Data Security Incident

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a consent order settling an enforcement action brought by the SEC against Voya Financial Advisors Inc. (VFA) in connection with a data security incident...more

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SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure and Controls Checklist

In February 2018 the SEC outlined its views with respect to cybersecurity disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws as they apply to public reporting companies. Set forth below is a checklist of items included...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Guidance Focuses on Cybersecurity Procedures and Disclosure Issues

On Feb. 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released interpretive guidance on public companies’ disclosure practices regarding cybersecurity breaches and risks to the public....more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Releases Updated Cybersecurity Guidance

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 21, 2018, issued interpretive guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures. The new guidance will affect public companies and companies seeking to go public in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Releases Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures

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In light of the increasing significance of cybersecurity incidents, and their potential impact on a company's operations, on February 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance to public reporting...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Here’s the inside scoop on “Sheltered Harbor,” a “doomsday project” from US banks that they hope will “prevent a run on the financial system should one of them suffer a debilitating cyberattack.” The gargantuan voluntary...more

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Funds Talk: March 2017

OCIE Highlights Frequent Topics for Compliance Deficiencies for Investment Advisers - On Feb. 7, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) published...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Proposes New BCP Rule and Issues Guidance

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On June 28, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would require registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) to adopt written business continuity and...more

Blank Rome LLP

Cybersecurity, Cyber Insurance: What Fund Directors Need to Know

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Cyberattacks are attempts by hackers to damage, destroy and/or steal data from a computer network or system. From 2013 to 2015, more than 153.6 million people had information stolen in cyberattacks involving companies such as...more

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Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 6.29.16

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Big financial firm stress test results are out from the Fed later today, and though all banks proved up to the task of reserving enough capital (as reported last Friday), the economic downturn simulation that’s part of round...more

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