It may be a new decade, but the focus of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on cybersecurity has not shifted. In particular, the SEC noted in its 2020 Examination Priorities that the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) “will continue to prioritize cyber and information security risks across the entire examination program.” This … Continue Reading
As many of you know, last April the SEC issued the Cybersecurity Examination Initiative to assess the cybersecurity practices and preparedness of registered broker-dealers and investment advisers. The initiative arose from an SEC-sponsored Cybersecurity Roundtable held on March 26, 2014, which discussed the growing cybersecurity threats to our financial markets and intermediaries. Now, some nine … Continue Reading
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