Cybersecurity: New SEC Rules, Legislative Developments & Other Regulations Self Study Webinar
Overview
Cybersecurity disclosure and governance requirements continue to evolve as regulators increase scrutiny around incident reporting, risk management, and organizational preparedness. This self-study webinar provides a practical update on the SEC’s cybersecurity disclosure rules, recent enforcement activity, and related regulatory developments affecting public companies and financial institutions. Participants will gain insight into how organizations are implementing the SEC's cybersecurity disclosure rules, evaluating materiality, responding to enforcement developments, and addressing the compliance implications of amended Regulation S-P. You’ll gain insight into:
- SEC cybersecurity disclosure, governance, and incident reporting requirements and their practical application
- Recent SEC enforcement trends, investigations, and lessons from significant cybersecurity cases
- Compliance considerations related to amended Regulation S-P and evolving cybersecurity expectations
Objective
To provide CPAs and other finance professionals with a practical understanding of current cybersecurity-related SEC rules and regulatory developments, enabling them to better assess disclosure obligations, manage compliance risk, and strengthen cybersecurity governance and reporting practices.
DETAILED LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand the SEC’s 2023 cybersecurity disclosure requirements including the timing and conditions for Form 8-K filings
• Identify when it is appropriate to use Item 1.05 of Form 8-K based on SEC guidance
• Recognize the governance and risk management topics that must be disclosed under the new SEC cybersecurity rules
• Describe the nature of the SEC’s enforcement action against SolarWinds and its relevance to disclosure obligations
• Understand the requirements and purpose of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act CIRCIA
• Determine the appropriate trigger for public disclosure of a cybersecurity incident under SEC rules
• Identify the key features and scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA related to data privacy and breach response
• Explain the goal of the proposed American Data Privacy Protection Act ADPPA in establishing federal privacy and breach standards
Emphasis
- Refresher: SEC cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure rule
- SEC implementation, industry practice and key trends
- SEC enforcement update:
– Patterns from recent investigations and enforcement actions
– Case study: SolarWinds - Impact and practical applications of the 2023 rule
- Amended Regulation S-P: overview and compliance
- Materiality assessment considerations and disclosure controls
- Governance and incident response lessons learned
Speakers
Stephenie Gosnell Handler, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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