The Cybersecurity Framework Profile 2.0 draft released by NIST is a step closer to aligning the CSF with corporate business and mission objectives. NIST has included Governance(GV) as a core tenet of the framework through with the 5 functions Identify(ID),…
The SEC and CFTC have issued further penalties to Financial Institutions for the failure to secure unapproved communications methods and keep appropriate records and supervision. That are fundamental to trades and transactions and it seems continues to be a problem…
The SEC final ruling is without doubt a significant action. But when one reads it, its narrative and the existing regulation and need of the SEC to protect investors and markets. It is clear that the SEC are enforcing some…
The Ying and Yang of cybersecurity and AI. You don’t need to be a nation state threat actor to launch a cyber fraud campaign, just use AI to create it for you. U.S and EU cyber regulation is driving forward,…
The listing will be in time to consider how the company meets the compliance obligations set out in the Securities and Exchange Commissions ruling on cybersecurity risk management. Following the 2021 hack, the company will be prepared to manage the…
Japan’s defense networks seem to have been hacked by the Chinese, back in 2020. The U.S told Japanese officials that the Chinese had breached Tokyo’s defense networks, making it one of the most damaging hacks in that country’s modern history.…
Many have commented on the SEC final ruling and will continue to unwind the regulation. One has read the ruling many times and as someone who has interpreted and delivered many cyber, risk and information security regulations over the years.…
The law firm Dentons has decided to hive off its Chinese operations in response to intensifying regulation in China. China recently introduced regulations relating to data privacy cybersecurity, capital control and governance. Regulations that increasing blur the lines between corporate…
There are many comments on the suitability of cyber regulation, focusing on the role of Federal Agencies and of incident reporting. But all seem to forget that the U.S adopted FISMA under OMB A 130 from 2002. A regulation that…
The UKs elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission has disclosed it has been hacked. The Commission alludes to the hack starting in August 2021 and being discovered in October 2022, that begs the question why was it not discovered for 14…
