August 31, 2021 SEC Charges Firms for Cybersecurity Deficiencies SEC charges three firms for cyber deficiencies when phishing attacks and credential stuffing resulted in the firms’ cloud-based email accounts…
August 21, 2020 The Door is Wide Open: Unpatched Security Flaw Leads to Leak of Login Credentials for 900+ Enterprise VPNs A popular brand of VPN software recently had usernames, passwords, and IP addresses published on a dark web hacker forum…
July 13, 2020 SEC Issues New Cyber Risk Alert to Financial Firms Financial firms have a bigger target on their backs at the moment, according to a new risk alert issued July…
April 2, 2020 Where Are Your Cybersecurity Blindspots with COVID-19? Google Data Reveals 350% Surge In Phishing Websites During Coronavirus Pandemic More financial firms have shifted to a remote workforce…
September 13, 2019 CFTC Orders Firm to Pay $1.5 Million in Connection with Phishing Cyber Breach, Cites Inadequate Cyber Training The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) isn’t holding back when it comes to holding firms accountable for protecting their client’s…
July 9, 2019 How Can a Small Advisory Practice Economically Be as Cyber-Secure as Possible? Cybersecurity is a risk that applies to firms both large and small without discrimination. Even very small advisory firms, which…
June 14, 2018 Advisers Beware: FBI “Operation WireWire” Shows Firms Increasingly Being Targeted Using SEC Filings CSS has observed more and more investment advisers falling victim to Business Email Compromise, or “BEC” schemes over the past…