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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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
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
/ Corporate Governance ,
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
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
The U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and other federal agencies recently announced their 2018 increases for civil penalties. As the costs of violations continue rising, it is imperative that companies...more
5/1/2018
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)