Allison Handy was quoted in "SEC Proposes Enhanced Cyber Disclosure Rules", and article in Agenda*, regarding how the new SEC cyber disclosures will create new challenges for companies.

These changes may serve as a “wake-up” call for directors and create a “tough” road ahead for companies, echoed Allison Handy, who is co-head of the securities law practice at Perkins Coie. “It’s no secret that cybersecurity incidents are one of the more serious types of risk that any company faces today,” Handy noted in an email. “More and more, the SEC is using its disclosure regs to nudge boards into bolstering their oversight of problematic hotspots.”

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