On July 18, a New York federal judge threw out most of the SEC’s claims brought against both SolarWinds Corp. and the company’s chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy Brown....more
7/25/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Misleading Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
SolarWinds ,
Supply Chain
Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reemphasized just how serious companies must be about maintaining a vigilant cybersecurity posture and procedures to report cyber incidents in a timely manner....more
6/21/2024
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form 8-K ,
Materiality ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation SCI ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement
Compliance assessments can be a valuable tool during the mergers and acquisitions process, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) is incentivizing due diligence reviews under a newly announced policy.
Deputy Attorney...more
10/27/2023
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Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Mergers ,
Policy Statement ,
Safe Harbors ,
Voluntary Disclosure
In less than three months, public companies and certain foreign private companies will have to take additional steps after cybersecurity breaches: deciding whether an incident meets the materiality threshold that requires...more
9/29/2023
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Compliance Dates ,
Corporate Governance ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
Materiality ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation