Security News

SEC Tells Execs Not to Trade While Investigating Security Incidents
2018-02-22 09:39

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday announced updated guidance on how public companies should handle the investigation and disclosure of data breaches and other...

SEC Plans Cybersecurity Guidance Refresh: What to Expect
2017-12-29 15:18

Breach Notification Timing and Insider Trading Rules Among Expected ChangesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to update its 6-year-old cybersecurity guidance for how publicly...

SEC Files Charges in Digital Currency Investment Scam
2017-12-04 22:14

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday its newly-created Cyber Unit shut down a digital currency investment scam, charging a company that took millions from investors, "falsely...

Report: SEC Plans Breach Reporting Guidance Refresh
2017-11-10 14:03

Regulator Set to Revise 6-Year-Old Cybersecurity RulesAll U.S. publicly traded companies should review how they internally disseminate breach information and expect to see revised cybersecurity...

SEC Chair Wants More Cyber Risk Disclosure From Public Firms
2017-09-26 17:48

Jay Clayton Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee on SEC, Equifax BreachesPublicly traded companies should do a better job of disclosing cyber risks they face in their filings with the...

Senate Testimony: SEC Chairman Offers Cyber 'Mea Culpa'
2017-09-26 17:18

Regulator Also Launches 'Cyber Unit' to Investigate 'Cyber-Related Misconduct'The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, promised the Senate banking committee Tuesday...

Senate Testimony: SEC Chairman Signals Cyber 'Mea Culpa'
2017-09-26 12:48

Regulator Also Launches 'Cyber Unit' to Investigate 'Cyber-Related Misconduct'The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, will promise the Senate banking committee that...

2016 SEC Hack May Have Benefited Insider Trading
2017-09-22 15:47

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said this week that hackers managed to infiltrate one of its systems last year, something that likely facilitated insider trading.

Hackers May Have Traded On Stolen SEC Data
2017-09-22 09:03

SEC Commissioner Faces Senate Questioning Over Newly Disclosed May 2016 BreachThe chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will face the Senate Banking Committee next week following...

Profiting from the SEC Breach
2017-09-22 06:03

Analyzing the impact of a breach of computers at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, exploring alternative plans to implement...