From Breaches to Briefs: SEC Cybersecurity Oversight Explained

Overview

In the absence of comprehensive federal cybersecurity legislation, the SEC has emerged as a leader in sectoral cyber accountability. This seminar reviews the SEC's role and strengthened cyber enforcement, the 2020 Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations (senior-level engagement, risk assessment, policies and procedures), the new 2023 Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies, and best practices for boards and senior executives to reduce cyber regulatory risk.

What you’ll learn

• ✓Describe the SEC's role and cyber enforcement capabilities
• ✓Summarize the 2020 SEC Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations
• ✓Explain the new 2023 SEC rules on cyber risk management, governance, and incident disclosure
• ✓Recommend best practices for corporate boards and senior leadership

Curriculum

1. 1. From Breaches to Briefs: SEC Cybersecurity Oversight Explained

   In this seminar, our panelists of regulatory and cyber experts begin by reviewing the role of the SEC and the strengthening of its cyber enforcement actions and capabilities, while contextualizing the current cyber landscape. Our speakers then review the 2020 SEC Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations, which include standards for senior-level engagement, risk assessment practices, and policies and procedures. The conversation then dives into the new Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies , detailing their substance and significance. Our panelists conclude by sharing critical insights from both the technical and legal perspectives on the impact of these new rules and key action points. Topics covered in this webinar: P

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Your instructors

Daniel B. Garrie

Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

Endre Jarraux Walls

Chief Executive Officer, FinTech Firm

Endre Jarraux Walls is a technology executive serving as CEO of a disruptive FinTech firm, teaching on SEC cybersecurity oversight.