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FINRA Issues Recommendations and Best Practices to Address Common Cybersecurity Risks for Broker-Dealer Firms

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued its “Report on Selected Cybersecurity Practices – 2018” to provide further guidance to broker-dealer firms in developing and improving their cybersecurity programs. The report piggybacks on FINRA’s 2015 “Report on Cybersecurity Practices” by identifying five common cybersecurity risks and outlining recommended practices addressing these risks: • Branch … Continue Reading

Deeper Dive: State-Backed Attack Groups Target U.S. Businesses

In 31 percent of the data security incidents that BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection Practice Team helped clients address in 2015, attackers used phishing, hacking and malware to access client data. 2016 Data Security Incident Response Report, 3. Chinese state-supported attackers have long targeted the intellectual property of U.S. businesses. As we discussed in an … Continue Reading
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