Are you violating The SEC’s Recently Proposed Anti-Fraud Rule?

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Are you violating The SEC’s Recently Proposed Anti-Fraud Rule?

Are you violating The SEC’s Recently Proposed Anti-Fraud Rule?

Disruptions to your business come in a range of shapes and sizes. Whether it’s an unprecedented onsite emergency or an unusually delayed response from a key vendor or business contact, both can throw off your business’ continuity. Without thorough and effective business continuity planning, a disruption of any size can affect your business’ productivity, bottom […]

Top Techniques to Secure Firm-Wide Buy-In for Cyber Security & Compliance

David Edwards, President, Heron Wealth started the discussion by sharing his journey. David started his career in systems at Morgan Stanley, so he knew how to use and manage IT well. Two years ago, he realized that he could no longer manage the IT and compliance issues for his firm by himself, so he engaged […]

Written Information Security Plan (WISP) Service & Audits

Written Information Security Plan (WISP) Service & Audits

Why you need to consider a WISP   The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) has listed cybersecurity as a key focus area in its 2015 risk-based assessments. The addition of cybersecurity as a 2015 OCIE priority comes on the heels of the April 2014 release of sample cybersecurity […]

Data Breach Incident Response Plan

Data Breach Incident Response Plan

This Data Breach Incident Response Plan provides the plans, procedures and guidance for the handling of data breach events at our office(s), or via any of our servers or mobile devices. The plan encompasses procedures on incident response engagement and how the incident response team will communicate with the rest of the organization, with other […]

FINRA Wants to Help You Keep Your Firm Secure

FINRA Wants to Help You Keep Your Firm Secure

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority(FINRA) released a checklist last year — based on the national institute of standards and Technology’s (NIST) cybersecurity Framework, and the SRO’s Report on Cybersecurity practices– which is made up of five key questions to help your firm analyze its security: