SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 17 CFR Parts 229, 232, 239, 240, and 249 [Release Nos. 33-11216; 34-97989; File No. S7-09-22] RIN 3235-AM89
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.
ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) is adopting new rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents by public companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, we are adopting amendments to require current disclosure about material cybersecurity incidents. We are also adopting rules requiring periodic disclosures about a registrant’s processes to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks, management’s role in assessing and managing material cybersecurity risks, and the board of directors’ oversight of cybersecurity risks. Lastly, the final rules require the cybersecurity disclosures to be presented in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“Inline XBRL”). DATES: Effective date: The amendments are effective [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]