Cybersecurity and Risk Insights and Alerts

Cyber risks and threats continue to evolve, and firms are under pressure to meet SEC and FCA expectations for operational resilience as well as their own internal and client expectations for cybersecurity and privacy. Stay current on the latest cybersecurity, privacy, and risk threat and regulatory alerts, and build your cybersecurity and privacy knowledge with insights from our cybersecurity and technology risk experts.

ACA Aponix Cybersecurity Checklist

Download and review the following cybersecurity safeguards and evaluate your firm’s cybersecurity program.

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SEC Increases The Size Of Their Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit

With new challenges and risks crypto poses to investors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission endeavors to dedicate more resources to protect market participants from securities law violations related to crypto.

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Cybersecurity And The Workplace: Part 3

In part 3 of our series, we discuss how to confront cybersecurity workforce shortages through flexible hiring and retention strategies

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UPDATE: Okta Concludes Investigation, Determines Only Two Tenants Affected

An update from a previous cyber alert. Okta has revealed the impacted customers trace back to a January security incident.

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Microsoft Identifies Critical Remote Code Vulnerability

On April 12, 2022, Microsoft notified users of a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-26809). Immediate patching is needed.

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Checklist: How to Ensure Compliance with Financial Sanctions Obligations

Responding to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the UK Government has imposed sanctions on Russia. FCA-regulated firms are obligated to implement systems and controls to prevent financial crime. With the authorities increasing their focus on financial sanctions, download our checklist to be sure you are considering key tasks.

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SEC Maintains Information Security and Operational Resilience Focus in 2022

The SEC Division of Examinations released their annual Exam Priorities for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 and has highlighted information security and operational resiliency as significant focus areas for examinations.

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