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SEC Cyber-Security Sweep: Good News, Bad News

In the wake of the SEC's cyber security examinations and a subsequent report, three causes for celebration and three serious action items have emerged from the SEC's recent cyber security examinations. These illustrate where the financial services industry should focus its information security efforts.
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Bad News: No Liability Plans
It's nice that broker-dealers and investment advisers have policies and procedures in place for prevention of - and in some cases recovery from - a data compromise. But the vast majority of those examined by the OCIE have failed to consider a fundamental aspect to the cyber-attack post-mortem: Figuring out who is going to pay for it.
Just over half of the examined broker-dealers (58%) - and a mere 21% of the examined investment advisers - maintain a cyber insurance policy. And cyber insurance is but the beginning when it comes to good cyber liability planning.
Further, 70% of broker-dealers and 87% of investment advisers have no written provisions whatsoever for how to determine their own liability for client losses. Only a tiny percentage of the organizations examined (15% of broker-dealers, 9% of investment advisers) offer their clients any security guarantees against cyber losses whatsoever.
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Bad News: No Liability Plans

It's nice that broker-dealers and investment advisers have policies and procedures in place for prevention of � and in some cases recovery from � a data compromise. But the vast majority of those examined by the OCIE have failed to consider a fundamental aspect to the cyber-attack post-mortem: Figuring out who is going to pay for it.

Just over half of the examined broker-dealers (58%) � and a mere 21% of the examined investment advisers � maintain a cyber insurance policy. And cyber insurance is but the beginning when it comes to good cyber liability planning.

Further, 70% of broker-dealers and 87% of investment advisers have no written provisions whatsoever for how to determine their own liability for client losses. Only a tiny percentage of the organizations examined (15% of broker-dealers, 9% of investment advisers) offer their clients any security guarantees against cyber losses whatsoever.

(Image Source: Geralt via Pixabay)

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