Big Data and Cybersecurity: The Federal Insurance Office Explores New Frontiers for Consumer Protection
Posted on Feb 1, 2017 in Government, Insurance | Comments Off on Big Data and Cybersecurity: The Federal Insurance Office Explores New Frontiers for Consumer Protection
In their article for the Spring 2017 edition of Partnering Perspectives, Eversheds Sutherland (US) attorneys John Pruitt, Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik and Tony Ficarrotta discuss the Federal Insurance Office’s Report on the Protection of Consumers and Access to Insurance, focusing on the report’s treatment of consumer protection concerns raised by the insurance industry’s use of big data and...
Data Sentinel: The Evolving Role of the Attorney as Protector of Company Data
Posted on Mar 7, 2016 in Financial Services, Insurance | Comments Off on Data Sentinel: The Evolving Role of the Attorney as Protector of Company Data
Data. It is one of your organization’s greatest assets, and a necessary part of doing business. But in today’s financial services environment, it is also a source of one of your organization’s greatest risks. In their article for FinTech Law Report, Sutherland attorneys Michael Steinig and Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik describe the attorney’s evolving role in protecting company data, and...
Pros and Cons of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
Posted on Mar 1, 2016 in Financial Services, Insurance | Comments Off on Pros and Cons of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (the PCI DSS) establishes the self-described minimum data protection measures required of all entities involved in payment card transactions. The PCI DSS consists of 12 basic requirements, along with testing procedures and guidance designed to assist entities in meeting each requirement. The PCI DSS itself is not a law or regulation, and...
SEC Moves to Update Transfer Agent Rules; New Rules Likely to Impact Unclaimed Property and Cybersecurity
Posted on Jan 6, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on SEC Moves to Update Transfer Agent Rules; New Rules Likely to Impact Unclaimed Property and Cybersecurity
On December 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission took the first step in overhauling SEC regulation of transfer agents, the little-discussed but critical intermediaries involved in the prompt clearance and settlement of almost all U.S. securities. After many years in which other types of financial market intermediaries took center stage on the SEC’s rulemaking agenda, the...
SEC Seeks Comment on Cybersecurity Issues in ANPR for Transfer Agents
Posted on Dec 29, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on SEC Seeks Comment on Cybersecurity Issues in ANPR for Transfer Agents
On December 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for new transfer agent requirements, and it also issued a concept release for which public comment on the SEC’s broader review of transfer agent regulation is sought. In the ANPR, the SEC specifically cited cybersecurity as an area in which the Commission intends to...
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