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Cara Peterman

Cara Peterman

About Cara Peterman

Cara Peterman is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Securities Litigation Group. Her practice focuses on fiduciary duty and shareholder derivative suits, securities fraud, and other complex commercial litigation.

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SEC Corporation Finance Provides Additional Guidance on the Disclosure of Material Cybersecurity Incidents in Form 8-K

July 10, 2024 By Seol Namgoong, Sierra Shear, Cara Peterman and Kim Peretti

On June 24, 2024, the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) related to the disclosure of “material” cybersecurity incidents in Item 1.05 of Form 8-Ks. The C&DIs present hypothetical fact patterns related to ransomware attacks and insurance reimbursement for damages […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, SEC

SEC Settlement Suggests the Agency’s Attempt to Regulate Cybersecurity Controls

July 2, 2024 By Cara Peterman, Kim Peretti, David Brown, Sierra Shear and Madeleine Juszynski Davidson

On June 18, 2024, the SEC announced a $2.125 million settlement with R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (“RRD”) related to the company’s 2021 ransomware attack (the “Incident”). The settlement, and the SEC’s accompanying cease-and-desist order (the “Order”), portend the agency’s continued and increasing oversight over registrants’ cybersecurity policies and practices. Background RRD is a global […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Audit, Enforcement, SEC Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Regulatory Enforcement

SEC Corporation Finance Director Clarifies that Form 8-K Item 1.05 Disclosures Should be Limited to “Material” Cybersecurity Incidents

May 22, 2024 By Cara Peterman, Sierra Shear and Lance Taubin

  On May 22, 2024, the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued further guidance regarding disclosure of cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K. The statement builds upon and provides additional clarity to companies seeking to comply with the SEC’s 2023 cybersecurity rules, which require public […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Regulation, SEC

Recent Updates in Two Closely-Watched Cybersecurity and Privacy-Related Securities Fraud Class Actions

April 4, 2022 By Oyinkan Muraina, Sierra Shear and Cara Peterman

Observers have been awaiting decisions in a number of cybersecurity and privacy securities fraud class actions with potentially important implications for corporate liability.  Over the last several weeks, critical developments emerged in two such cases: the defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in In re Zoom Securities Litigation, and […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Litigation, Data Protection, Data Security, Online Privacy

California Federal Court Dismisses Data Security-Related Securities Fraud Class Action

October 1, 2021 By Sierra Shear, Cara Peterman and Madeleine Juszynski Davidson

A California federal court has dismissed a putative securities fraud class action alleging that a large title insurer that disclosed a data security incident in May 2019 made false and misleading statements related to its data security practices and the incident.  The dismissal follows the June 2021 settlement of a related Securities & Exchange Commission […]

Filed Under: California, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Litigation, NYDFS, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach

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