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SEC Staff Issues Disclosure Guidance Concerning Cybersecurity Risks



by R. Brian Brodrick
Phillips Nizer LLP - New York Office

Thomas G. Jackson
Phillips Nizer LLP - New York Office

Christopher J. Kula
Phillips Nizer LLP - New York Office

Jonathan E. Silverblatt
Phillips Nizer LLP - New York Office

November 3, 2011

Previously published on October 2011

In October 2011, the Division of Corporation Finance (“Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued guidance concerning the disclosure obligations of public companies in their periodic reports and registration statements relating to cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents such as when persons seek to gain unauthorized access to the digital systems of such companies for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruptions.


 

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