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CyberSecurity
16 Nov, 2023

Stay Vigilant to Help Prevent Cyberattacks During the Holidays

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.

Flash Reports
26 Jan, 2021

SonicWall Issues and Retracts Alert of Hackers Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability Within SonicWall VPN

SonicWall, a company providing firewalls and other cybersecurity solutions, issued an alert indicating that it had found a probable zero-day vulnerability with its SMA 100 series products on Jan. 22, 2021.

Flash Reports
14 Jan, 2021

Hackers Use Mimecast Certificate to Access Microsoft Accounts

On Jan. 12, 2021, the cloud-based email security and management provider Mimecast disclosed that one of its digital certificates was hacked.

Flash Reports
29 Dec, 2020

Scam Risks in 2021 and How to Avoid Them

Cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated and continue to find new ways to compromise both individuals’ and firms’ data security.

Flash Reports
27 Nov, 2020

Avoid the risk of using common passwords– make your accounts more secure today

Password spray attacks target user accounts by attempting to access hundreds of thousands of accounts with the same common password at once, instead of testing many password combinations on a single account.

Flash Reports
28 Jul, 2020

Are You Taking Steps To Avoid Ransomware Attacks?

Earlier this month, the OCIE issued a Risk Alert which outlines best practices for maintaining a secure network; the CISA issued a similar alert addressing recent phishing and ransomware risks across the financial industry and beyond.

Flash Reports
11 Jun, 2020

The CCPA Enforcement Date Is Approaching: What You Should Know

July 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement date is fast approaching. The original adoption of the regulations, on Jan. 1 of this year, contained a six-month enforcement delay.

OCIE Releases List of Common Investment Company, Money Market Fund, and Target Date Fund Compliance Issues

OCIE released a Risk Alert outlining common compliance observations among investment companies, money market funds, and target date funds. The alert outlines general weaknesses and deficiencies that OCIE staff noticed during recent examinations.

Flash Reports
29 May, 2019

OCIE Warns of Cloud-Based Server Security Risks

OCIE discovered several security risks related to the storage of customer information by broker-dealers and advisers, particularly related to the use of cloud-based servers. The primary risk was found to stem from firms choosing not to utilize available security features on storage platforms.

Flash Reports
18 Apr, 2019

OCIE Warns Advisers and Broker-Dealers of Regulation S-P Compliance Issues

Regulation S-P requires registered investment advisers, investment companies, and broker-dealers to provide notice to customers and maintain written records of policies and procedures related to information privacy.

Flash Reports
19 Apr, 2018

The National Institute for Standards and Technology Updates Cybersecurity Framework

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated version of its Cybersecurity Framework, known as version 1.1.