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Violent Delights, Violent Ends? Two Possible Futures of SEC Cyber Regulation

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What do the SolarWinds ruling and other recent developments mean for the future of the SEC’s cyber regulatory program? Will the SEC’s “lack of moderation” result in “violent ends” for its cyber agenda? Or will the current...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Cyber Enforcement Update: Which Way Are the SolarWinds Blowing? (Update)

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This Holland & Knight blog post is the second installment in a two-part series that examines the challenges to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) charges in its landmark case against SolarWinds Corp....more

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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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Key Lessons for Cybersecurity and IT Leaders From Judge's Recent Fraud Decision in SEC Case Against SolarWinds

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

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC v. SolarWinds: Court Dismisses the Majority of the SEC’s Securities Fraud Claims

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On July 18, Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued a lengthy order dismissing the majority of the SEC’s enforcement case against SolarWinds Corporation (SolarWinds) and its CISO, Timothy Brown. The...more

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SEC charges SolarWinds and CISO with securities fraud and control failures

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You remember the 2020 SolarWinds hack, perhaps one of the worst cyberattacks in history? As NPR described it in 2021, we all regularly receive routine software updates like this one...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2020 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Urgent Warning of Imminent Threat to Hospitals Issued by U.S. Government - On October 27, 2020, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned the health care industry about “an imminent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

Troutman Pepper

Even as Data Breaches Continue to Increase, Obstacles Remain for Litigants Seeking to Pursue Securities Fraud and Derivative Suits

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Despite focused media coverage and a steady increase in the number of data breaches involving public companies, there has not been a corresponding increase in shareholder securities fraud and shareholder derivative claims...more

Carlton Fields

Recent Developments In Securities Class Actions And Companies' Disclosure Obligations Regarding Cybersecurity Risks And Events

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Public companies experiencing data security incidents have been largely successful in defeating derivative actions and securities class actions related to those cyber incidents....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2017 #2

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FBI Issues Flash Alert on Apache Struts Vulnerability - The Apache Struts vulnerability has been mentioned frequently in the media over the past month, as it is believed to have been involved in one of the largest and most...more

King & Spalding

Unprecedented Hacking and Trading Scheme Highlights Key Cybersecurity Lessons

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On Aug. 11, 2015, federal prosecutors in the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of New York unsealed indictments against nine individuals in the U.S. and Ukraine who were allegedly involved in a five-year,...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC and DOJ Hacking Prosecutions Highlight SEC’s Increased Interest in Cybersecurity Risks

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Companies are reminded of the need for strong internal controls. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed civil and criminal actions in the largest hacking and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

International Hacking and Insider Trading Scheme Exposes Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at Third-Party Vendors

On August 11, 2015, the SEC announced that it was bringing fraud charges against 32 defendants for their alleged participation in a five-year, international hacking and insider trading scheme. According to the SEC, two...more

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