Despite budgetary constraints, an agency-wide hiring freeze, and a set of legal setbacks, the Securities and Exchange Commission has set out a demanding enforcement agenda for 2019. At the top of its list: retail investors and cyber-related misconduct.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...