June 13, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White emphasized the agency’s focus on cybersecurity preparedness and response at a conference in Washington, D.C. in mid May, stating “we can’t do enough in this sector.”  Reuters reports that Chair White views cybersecurity as the biggest risk facing the financial system, quoting her as saying that “what we [have] found…is a lot of preparedness, a lot of awareness but also….policies and procedures [that] are not tailored to [entities’] particular risks.”

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