Auditors be aware. The SEC has approved 2 PCAOB proposals updating audit standards regarding general responsibilities of the auditor and use of technology-assisted analysis in conducting an audit. Also approving a proposal amending ethics rules governing the liability of an…
Boards cannot manage cybersecurity without good board governance. Boards need to be prepared under the continually increasing threat of cyber attack and ICT risks, and regulatory environment to oversight, assure and attest cyber risk. In turn requiring boards demonstrate governance…
Apologies a little late. This post focuses on remarks made by the SEC director of enforcement Gurbir Grewal back in April 2024, that are pertinent to the role of the Chief Compliance Officer(CCO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) the management…
Those pesky nation state threat actors, using cybersecurity as a weapon………. Ukrainian security forces are focused on Russian CNI, this time targeting Vega, a Russian ISP. With a knock on effect of knocking out 1173 of the provider’s switches and…
A cyber attack against Locata, a third party supplier to Manchester council’s, looks to be moving laterally across different boroughs. The attack has led to users being sent a phishing email asking them to activate your tenancy options and hand…
Unfortunately for Snowflake investors pay attention to corporate performance. Snowflakes had a difficult year, its share price peaked at around $230, flooring at around $110, rebounding to around $130. Now Mr Buffet has voted on the stock, let’s see what…
They say what goes around comes around, unfortunately for cybersecurity and cybersecurity risk management this is true. The book for cyber was written 10s of years ago and the paintings were put on the digital wall. People way brighter than…
The Canadian auto dealer and public company, AutoCanada, is having a challenging year. It was affected by the cyber attack against CDK and it is now being affected by cyber attack that has affected some of its IT systems. The…
One understands there’s a process to follow. One is not sure that the hackers behind Qilin and the attack that affected Synnovis UK, and the NHS across London. Are going to pay much attention to an interim injunction against ‘persons…
A nice little earner as the SEC charges 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered broker-dealers and investment advisers for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications. It’s an investigation that been…
