SEC Cybersecurity Sweep Exams: What You Should Know WHAT HAPPENED? Recently, there has been an increase in SEC examination requests related to cybersecurity. Although the SEC has not yet announced a sweep exam, there appears to be a cybersecurity exam initiative underway. This is likely due to the recent surge [...]
Six New Data Privacy Bills That Could Become Law in 2021 WHAT HAPPENED? State mandated data privacy regulations are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the changing cybersecurity landscape. Staying up to date with these rules is critical to maintaining a compliant and functional cybersecurity program at your [...]
Lessons from the SolarWinds Breach to Enhance Your Cybersecurity and Vendor Management Programs WHAT HAPPENED? Remediation efforts have been underway for nearly two months following the burgeoning SolarWinds attack. Initial findings indicated that the breach affected an estimated 1,800 companies, including major cybersecurity vendors like Mimecast and Qualys. While [...]
SonicWall Issues and Retracts Alert of Hackers Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability Within SonicWall VPN SonicWall, a company providing firewalls and other cybersecurity solutions, issued an alert indicating that it had found a probable zero-day vulnerability with its SMA 100 series products on Jan. 22, 2021. A zero-day vulnerability is a software [...]