October 15, 2018
It’s no surprise that Compliance and IT do not speak the same language. Compliance staff often speak in terms of…
cybersecurity Tag
October 10, 2018
Data breaches and cyber incidents made headlines again recently with the announcement that 50 million Facebook accounts were compromised as…
October 8, 2018
Facebook just reported a massive data breach impacting over 50 million user accounts. And while most investment advisers are not…
September 7, 2018
According to the Investment Firm of the Future, a report published by CFA Institute earlier this year, 24% of the organization’s…
July 3, 2018
In what has become an ongoing race among states to have the toughest privacy regulation in the U.S., California has…
June 14, 2018
CSS has observed more and more investment advisers falling victim to Business Email Compromise, or “BEC” schemes over the past…
April 13, 2018
The firms with the best and most pro-active cyber defenses are often the worst responders if their defenses are actually…
March 12, 2018
For investment advisers currently going through an SEC exam, the process likely bears little resemblance to exams of old. Call…
December 14, 2017
On December 6, 2017, FINRA did something it has never done before: It released a summary report of its examination…
October 30, 2017
For any business, “ports” that allow for communication generally need to be open (for example, ports 80 and 443 for…
October 4, 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed recently that its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system, a comprehensive…
September 25, 2017
The determination of hackers to exploit existing cybersecurity vulnerabilities of government agencies and businesses shot to the forefront again last…