Cybersecurity and Risk Insights and Alerts

Cyber risks and threats continue to evolve, and firms are under pressure to meet SEC and FCA expectations for operational resilience as well as their own internal and client expectations for cybersecurity and privacy. Stay current on the latest cybersecurity, privacy, and risk threat and regulatory alerts, and build your cybersecurity and privacy knowledge with insights from our cybersecurity and technology risk experts.

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Guidance on Impersonated Registered Domain Names

A summary of what to look for in a threatening domain and how to mitigate a substantiated threat

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Updated: Firms Encouraged to Remain Vigilant Due to Heightened Cybersecurity Concerns Over the Current Situation in Ukraine

In light of recent geopolitical issues with Russia and Ukraine, both the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released guidance on action steps firms can take to bolster and protect their cyber programs.

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Regulatory Horizon 2022

Four Reasons to Attend Regulatory Horizon 2022 | Prepare for the Challenges of Tomorrow

On 8-10 March, we bring together a wealth of financial services industry experts at our virtual conference. Over 3 days and 10 sessions, they’ll examine a wide variety of governance risk and compliance hot topics and challenges. Learn more about why you should add this event to your calendar.

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Whaling Attacks: How to Respond When a C-Suite Executive is a Victim

Whaling will soon become one of the most prominent forms of cyberattacks, especially with firms that operate in remote and hybrid work environments. In this article, we describe: whaling attacks, their impact, how to prepare C-Suite executives to not fall victim to whaling attacks, and what to do if an executive is a victim.

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Significant Proposals for Cybersecurity Risk Rules in the Financial Industry

The SEC recently voted to propose new rules to address cybersecurity risk management for registered investment advisers and investment companies. These proposed rules address multiple concerns related to cybersecurity risks to investment advisors, clients of investment advisors, private funds, and investors of private funds.

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Cyber Insurance: Top Five Trends for 2022

The first blog post in a multi-part series on cybersecurity insurance produced by ACA Aponix’s Thought Leadership Team. The objective of this series is to provide clients with the highest quality insights and expertise on the changing and evolving cyber insurance marketplace.

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