On June 24, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division of Corporation Finance) released five new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the...more
In February, the SEC announced that it had adopted long-awaited new guidance on cybersecurity disclosure. While the new guidance builds on Corp Fin's 2011 guidance on this topic, it carries more weight because it bears the...more
On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive Commission Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures (the "Guidance") to assist public companies in meeting...more
On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published interpretive guidance, titled “Commission Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures”(Release No. 33-10459), to assist...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted unanimously to approve a statement and interpretive guidance to assist the public in preparing disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents on February 21, 2018. The...more
“Cybersecurity risks pose grave threats to investors, our capital markets, and our country.” That sober reminder appears at the beginning of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s February 21, 2018, Commission Statement and...more
On Feb. 20, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the issuance of a statement and interpretive guidance related to cybersecurity — the first such statement by the SEC in almost seven years. SEC Chairman Jay...more
• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released, on Feb. 21, 2018, updated guidance regarding public company cybersecurity disclosures. The guidance updates the Commission's 2011 non-binding guidance and...more
The SEC posted today, February 21, 2018 an interpretive release regarding its latest guidance public companies’ disclosure obligations under existing law with respect to matters involving cybersecurity risk and incidents. It...more