By Kyle Brasseur2024-05-22T16:35:00
The director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement addressing early inconsistencies observed under the agency’s new cybersecurity incident disclosure rule.
Erik Gerding cautioned companies against using the new 8-K filing item under the rule (Item 1.05) meant for reporting incidents deemed to be material for disclosing matters that might be material or where materiality was already ruled out.
Instead, he advised companies use another item (e.g., Item 8.01) to share such updates in order to avoid the potential for investor confusion.
2024-06-20T14:45:00Z By Jeff Dale
A business communications and marketing services company agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission over cybersecurity-related control violations.
2024-05-16T19:10:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Securities and Exchange Commission will require broker-dealers and registered investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures for handling data breaches of customer data and notify affected customers within 30 days.
2024-05-14T12:00:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Large public companies say they are prepared to comply with the disclosure requirements of the SEC’s new cybersecurity incident rule, according to a survey conducted by Compliance Week and DLA Piper, but concerns exist that those reports could enhance the threat of future cyberattacks.
2025-10-03T21:24:00Z By Adrianne Appel
While the Trump administration may have shifted away from pursuing small, white-collar, financial crimes, its focus on health care fraud cases is as hot as ever.
2025-10-01T21:10:00Z By Neil Hodge
The U.K’.s financial regulator has given a strong indication that financial firms’ use of unauthorized devices and apps is under scrutiny and that policies around off-channel communications need to be tightened up.
2025-09-29T19:09:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Regulatory relief from anti-money laundering rules is in the cards for casinos, insurance companies and other non-bank financial institutions, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said Monday.
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