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Cybercrimes tend to increase during the holiday season, as malicious actors take advantage of the increased employee travel and distractions that are more common during the holiday season. To help protect from cyberattacks during the busy holiday season, the FBI and CISA compiled several recommendations that employees can take now to prevent from these kinds of attacks.
Read MoreCybersecurity is already topping the list as one of the greatest risks to businesses. 2024 will be no different—in fact, by the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber-attacks on the global economy is predicted to top 10.5 trillion. In addition to existing threats, artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to grow and evolve in the coming year, and businesses need to be prepared.
On November 14, 2023, the SEC released its FY 2023 Enforcement Results. In FY 2023 results, the SEC included how many enforcement actions and standalone enforcement actions were filed along with the price of penalties, disgorgement, and amount returned to harmed investors.
Cybercrimes tend to increase during the holiday season, as malicious actors take advantage of the increased employee travel and distractions that are more common during the holiday season. To help protect from cyberattacks during the busy holiday season, the FBI and CISA compiled several recommendations that employees can take now to prevent from these kinds of attacks.
Last week, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized amendments to its 2018 regulations on cybersecurity to enhance cybersecurity governance, mitigate risks, and protect New York businesses and consumers from cyber threats.
On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced charges against SolarWinds Corporation and its chief information security officer, Timothy G. Brown. The charges were for a combination of fraud and internal control failures related to allegedly knowing about cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities.
On October 31, 2023, the Department of Labor proposed a new rule that would extend the current definition of “investment advice fiduciary” to include advisers when they “give investment advice for a fee to retirement plan participants, individual retirement account owners and others,” according to the DOL’s Press Release.
Every year at this time, Renewal Statements for advisers are posted in the IARD Portal. These fees are collected for system processing and jurisdiction-related renewals. For the calendar year 2024, all renewal fees, related to SEC registration, state notice-filings, or exempt reporting adviser filings, will be submitted electronically through E-Bill and accessible through the FINRA Gateway.