Category: Securities and Exchange Commission

Trick or Treat: Does the SEC’s October Report Signal a New Shift in Cybersecurity Enforcement?

PBA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Cybersecurity, Securities and Exchange Commission October 29, 2018

By Joshua Mooney and Andrew Lipton, White and Williams LLP   On October 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement issued a report on Cyber-Related Frauds Against Public Companies and Related Internal Accounting Controls Requirements (the Report)[1] warning that a public company’s failure to implement adequate cybersecurity controls to address the
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SEC Updated Guidance on Cyber Disclosure by Publicly Traded Companies in a Digitally-Connected World

PBA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Cybersecurity, Securities and Exchange Commission February 22, 2018

By Rick Borden, Alexandria Kane and Kate Woods, White and Williams LLP   “To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.” ~ Jean de La Fontaine   The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Wednesday announced updated cybersecurity guidance for public companies. This guidance reinforces the Division of Corporation
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