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SDNY Dismisses Majority of SEC Landmark Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO

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On July 18, 2024, District Court Judge Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued his 107-page opinion and order dismissing most – but not all – of the landmark allegations of the SEC against SolarWinds Corp. and...more

Troutman Pepper

Director of Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents under Form 8-K

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On May 21, 2024, Erik Gerding, the director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a statement containing guidance for public companies regarding the disclosure of...more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] Practical Advice on the SEC Rule: Cybersecurity Incidents and Risk Management Disclosures - January 25th, 10:00 am PT

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Are you prepared for the new SEC Rule on Cybersecurity Incident and Risk Management Disclosures? Don't let your business get caught off guard! This webinar will cover important points about the rule and how to effectively...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Balancing New Federal & State Cyber Reporting Rules on Health Care & Financial Services Industries

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Balancing cybersecurity incident disclosures has been a challenge for those in the trenches for years. That has not changed, and recent regulatory activity should not alter the challenges breach counsel confront. In short,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

FBI and CISA Issue Advisory on Scattered Spider Ransomware Attacks

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Large companies holding sensitive data – including financial services, telecommunications, business process outsourcing, hospitality, and cryptocurrency firms – as well as their IT helpdesks, are increasingly being targeted...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

SEC, Solar Winds and Compliance

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The recent SEC lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp and its CISO, Tim Brown, following the 2020 data breach, has brought the issue of executive liability in cybersecurity disclosures to the forefront. This case sheds light on the...more

The Volkov Law Group

SEC Sues SolarWinds and its CISO for Fraud Over Botched Data Breach Response, Marking New Era in Cyber Enforcement

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has a message for publicly-traded companies that suffer a data breach: own up. On Monday, the SEC sued Texas-based SolarWinds––and its Chief Information Security Officer...more

Baker Donelson

Show Your Work: The SEC Cyber Rules and Documenting Materiality Analysis Under NIST FIPS 199

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The date July 26, 2023, marks the latest evolution of the cybersecurity regulation landscape as the Securities and Exchange Commission passed cybersecurity regulations for publicly traded companies. At the open meeting, SEC...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for U.S. Public Companies and Foreign Private Issuers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules requiring the disclosure of cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and material incidents (the “Rules”), effective September 5, 2023. The Rules...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Preparing for the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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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

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The SEC's Message for Companies on Cybersecurity: ‘Do Better’

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Corporate risk and compliance officers already labor under an influx of concerns related to cybersecurity, so you might have missed this latest news: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules for more...more

Fisher Phillips

Increase in Cyber-Attacks Leads to Influx of New Reporting Obligations

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In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid growing concerns regarding the threat of increased cyberattacks targeting infrastructure and other critical industries, there has been a flurry of federal activity to...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 10

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies - On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced proposed amendments to its rules on cybersecurity. The proposed rules aim to “enhance and...more

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements For Public Companies

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THE SEC’S RULE PROPOSALS AIM TO ASSIST INVESTORS - On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules “to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

US Securities and Exchange Commission Increases Focus on Cybersecurity

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This past summer’s string of cyber enforcement actions signals that cybersecurity has become a top priority for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This focus is consistent with the SEC’s Division of...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

When Should a Public Company Disclose a PCI Breach?

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As companies collect growing amounts of data about their customers and other consumers, sophisticated adversaries, recognizing the value of this information, have increased their efforts to pilfer it. For publicly traded...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

The SEC’s Continued Focus on Cybersecurity Enforcement

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On June 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $490,000 settlement with the real estate services provider First American Financial Corporation (First American) for violations of disclosure controls and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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

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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

The Volkov Law Group

First American Financial Corporation Settles SEC Case for $487,616 for Cybersecurity Data Breach and Disclosure Failures

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is gaining traction in the enforcement of cybersecurity and disclosure requirements.  The SEC has a lot on its plate these days – ESG, cybersecurity, and the traditional mix of...more

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SEC Charges Issuer with Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures

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The SEC announced a settled enforcement action concerning First American Financial Corporation’s violations of disclosure controls and procedures.  The violations related to disclosures made in connection with a cybersecurity...more

Goodwin

2020 Year In Review Securities Litigation Against Technology Companies

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In many ways, 2020 was an unprecedented year. In midMarch, the United States abruptly went into lockdown as coronavirus cases began to spike; a national emergency was declared, travel bans and gathering restrictions were...more

Morgan Lewis

Spotting and Mitigating Enforcement Issues Concerning Cybersecurity-Related Controls and Disclosures

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The growing frequency and public awareness of cyberincidents, evolution of technologies employed by intruders, and proliferation of personal data and infrastructure vulnerable to attack have all contributed to heightened...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: SEC Enforcement Trends in 2020

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Editors’ Note: This is the first in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Up next: a look at trends in health care enforcement. Look for additional...more

Perkins Coie

SEC 21(a) Report Warns Public Company Email Scam Victims of Bigger Problems Than Stolen Money

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Known by many names, including business email compromise fraud, CEO or CFO fraud, impersonation attacks, or “Man-in-the-Email” scams, cyber-related frauds involving spoofed or otherwise compromised business electronic...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Investigative Report on Cybersecurity Emphasizes Internal Controls

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On October 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Report of Investigation (Report) detailing an investigation by the SEC’s Enforcement Division into the internal accounting controls of nine issuers...more

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