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SEC Focus on Cybersecurity Begins To Take Shape

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is implementing a campaign to overhaul the agency’s expectations around cybersecurity and cyber incident reporting for the financial services industry and corporate America generally. For example, in a recent speech, Chairman Gensler reiterated his focus on cybersecurity and underscored the SEC’s work to “improve…

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SEC Cybersecurity Rules Target Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a package of new rules and amendments to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and improve cyber resilience of investment advisers and investment companies against cybersecurity threats and attacks. If adopted, these rules will incorporate existing SEC staff guidance on cybersecurity policies and…

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The UK’s Newly Assertive FCA pushes Google to Check Fintech Companies’ Drive Into Europe

The UK’s Newly Assertive FCA pushes Google to Check Fintech Companies’ Drive Into Europe Subject to mounting pressure from UK lawmakers and regulators, in June 2021 Google announced a new policy that could limit the ability of US fintech companies to advertise in the UK – a key market for…

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Critical Log4j Vulnerability Wreaks Havoc Across Cyberspace

In what is likely the largest industry-wide vulnerability since the SolarWinds Orion flaw uncovered late last year, a critical software bug was recently discovered within Apache Log4j, an open-source logging utility widely used in business software development. A long list of technology companies have already reported being affected, including such…

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Thirty-Six Hour Breach Notification Rule Puts Banking Organizations on Notice

In response to the growing threat to financial stability posed by cybersecurity incidents, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the “agencies”) published a rule titled “Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements…

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NYDFS Issues Ransomware Guidance Aimed at Combatting Rising Cyber Threats

The exponential rise in ransomware attacks in the past year has everyone on high alert, not least of which are regulators. Following on the heels of a June 2, 2021 White House memo addressing ransomware prevention, on June 30, 2021 the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued new ransomware guidance of its…

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Biden Executive Order Likely to Push Private Sector Forward on Cybersecurity

On May 12, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The order comes on the heels of a number of recent widely reported cybersecurity crises, including the Solar Winds and Microsoft Exchange compromises, that brought renewed attention to the glaring gaps in supply chain security. By wading into the issue of software…

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