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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Stay Ahead of Threats with Cyber Alerts

Cyber threats are constantly evolving and hackers are always looking for new methods to attack - stay on top of new threats and address them as quickly as possible by subscribing to our free cyber alerts.

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FINRA Warns of Fraudulent Survey Emails

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued an alert regarding the appearance of fake emails purporting to be from the authority requesting that recipients fill out a survey. Learn what to look out for and how to protect your firm.

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The Schrems II Decision: What Now?

U.S. companies are finding themselves on uncertain terrain as they struggle to understand the implications of the recent EU decision to strike down the Privacy Shield agreement Get ACA's guidance on what steps to take to reduce risk in data transfers.

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Introducing the Aponix Protect Cybersecurity Program

We’re excited to announce our new complete cybersecurity program, Aponix Protect, a comprehensive cybersecurity and technology solution offering provides firms with a risk management framework to boost cyber and operational resilience.

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Treasury Department Issues Advisories Related to Ransomware

On October 1, the U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN and OFAC issued advisories warning of the growing threat of ransomware to U.S. business and individuals, describing recent trends in that area of digital crime, and pointing to the needs for proper safeguards and reporting, especially in light of potential violations of sanctions rulings.

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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

Kick off Cybersecurity Awareness month by joining us for two days dedicated to the cybersecurity challenges and issues faced by financial services firms. ACA's first-ever Cyber Week on October 6-7 is free to attend.

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