Inadequate Data Breach Disclosure Could Be Risky Business

Law360, New York (September 29, 2016, 12:19 PM EDT) -- Cybersecurity has been and remains one of the hot topics in corporate governance. Several federal regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, have made it clear that cybersecurity is a high-priority item and at the top of their agenda. The SEC's particular cybersecurity focus has been on consumer privacy and on corporate disclosure. But though the SEC has made cybersecurity issues, including disclosure, a top priority, it appears that very few public companies are actually disclosing cybersecurity and data breach incidents in their SEC filings. The current disclosure practices could be a concern for investors — and for directors and officers insurance underwriters....

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