SEC Balances Competing Interests in Finalizing Cybersecurity Rule
The SEC reopened the comment period on a cybersecurity rule which would require updated policies and prompt SEC notification of...
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Cybersecurity: Key Considerations and Resources for Plan Sponsors
There is no hiding from attacks on your plan’s technology and data. What are the most important steps you can...
Plan Sponsors Have Myriad Responsibilities to Protect Against Cyberthreats
Plan sponsors should begin with the Department of Labor’s guidance on cybersecurity, proceed to fill an arsenal of safeguards to...
Why Cybersecurity for Retirement Plans Is More Important Than Ever
Plan sponsors need to ensure retirement plan participants are safe from escalating attacks by hackers that go after their savings,...
Growth Continued in 2021 For the Largest Investors, Assets Near $26 Trillion
Pension funds make up the majority of the world’s 100 largest investors, which all grew 9% in 2021, a WTW...
SPARK Institute Updates Cybersecurity Guidelines
Guidelines seek to help service providers and plan sponsors follow cybersecurity best practices.
How Plan Sponsors Can Combat Cybercrime
A panel hosted by the National Institute on Retirement Security explained that all pension plans are at increased risk, especially...
Investment Underperformance Is Plan Sponsors’ Top Worry
Concern about underperformance of plan investment options hits 57% in 2022, up by 6 percentage points since 2021, according to...
PSNC 2022: Preparing for Regulatory Audits and Investigations
One key takeaway from a panel discussion about DOL and IRS audits: the occurrence of an audit does not necessarily...
Data Breach Results in Lawsuit Against Actuarial Firm
The plaintiff suggests an actuarial and administrative services firm did not take sufficient care to protect certain clients’ personally identifiable...
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MetLife Makes Digital Security Benefit Available to Employers
Aura’s solution to safeguard employees’ digital identities has been added to MetLife’s group benefits platform.
Plan Sponsors Expected to Bring Changes Benefiting Workers
A higher salary might not be as effective to attract recruits as providing generous benefits, such as larger employer matching...
Service Provider Collaboration and the DOL’s Cybersecurity Guidance
Retirement plan sponsors may have difficulty achieving full compliance with the DOL’s cybersecurity guidance because many of the required actions...
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SPARK Institute Announces New Standards Against Cyber Attacks
The recommendations build upon recently issued DOL guidance.
‘Back to the Office’ Brings Cybersecurity Fears
IT leaders believe employees have picked up bad cybersecurity behaviors while working from home, and additional survey results suggest their...
SURVEY SAYS: What Are Your Password Practices
PLANSPONSOR NewsDash readers shared whether they and their companies are using recommended password practices.
DOL Releases Its First Cybersecurity Guidance
The guidance includes best practices and tips for protecting retirement benefits.
GAO Calls on DOL to Issue Cybersecurity Guidance
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office says DC plan fiduciaries need more guidance on cybersecurity.
PSNC 2020: Retirement Plan Cybersecurity
In light of a lack of guidance from the DOL on how sponsors should protect their plans from cyberattacks, speakers...
Ensuring Cybersecurity in a Remote Work Environment
Extra measures need to be taken for HR and benefits staff working from home to keep employee and retirement plan...