SEC Proposes New Requirements to Address Cybersecurity Risks to the U.S. Securities Markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed requirements for broker-dealers, clearing agencies, major security-based swap participants, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, national securities associations, national securities exchanges, security-based swap data repositories, security-based swap dealers, and transfer agents (collectively, “Market Entities”) to address their cybersecurity risks. “I am pleased to support this proposal because, if adopted, it would set standards for Market Entities’ cybersecurity practices,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “The nature, scale, and impact of cybersecurity risks have grown significantly in recent decades. Investors, issuers, and market participants alike would benefit from knowing that these entities have in place protections fit for a digital age.