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.

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Helping Private Equity Firms Stay Ahead of Risk

On October 6, 2020, ACA Aponix held a panel discussion about portfolio company risk management at our Cyber Week Virtual Conference. The session featured panelists from leading Private Equity (PE) firms who have worked with ACA to deploy strategic portfolio company risk management programs and included participants from over 200 firms.

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  • Cybersecurity
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Vulnerability Reported in Microsoft Teams

A critical vulnerability affecting Microsoft® Teams® has been reported involving attackers sending a specially crafted chat message to Teams users. Once viewed, the message captures the recipient’s sign-on information and enables remote code execution on the user’s machine.

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  • Cybersecurity
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Zoom Scam Forces Closure of Australian Hedge Fund

Learn how hackers used a Zoom scam to execute a cyberattack that ultimately forced an Australian hedge fund to close after approving $8.7M in fraudulent invoices.

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  • Cybersecurity
Compliance Alert

SEC Issues Risk Alert Identifying 6 Areas of Deficiencies in Investment Adviser Compliance Programs

The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert on 11/19/20 providing an overview of notable compliance violations found during examinations relating to the Compliance Rule (Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940). Here's what you need to know.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • BCP
  • Cybersecurity
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California Approves CPRA, Which Amends CCPA

Learn more about the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amends the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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  • Cybersecurity
  • Privacy
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Rise in Attacks and Losses Linked to Office 365 Misconfiguration

Recent reports from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center indicate a staggering rise in the rate of business email compromise due to exploitation of Microsoft Office 365 and other cloud-based email services.

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  • Cybersecurity