Compliance | July 20th, 2020 Alleged Boeing Retirement Plan Fraudster Charged in California A federal grand jury has indicted an Orange County man for fraudulently obtaining access to Boeing employees’ retirement accounts and...
Administration | July 10th, 2020 Risk for Cyberattacks Heightened as Remote Work Continues Remote work is expected to lead to more attacks on retirement plan accounts, but there are an increasing number of...
Compliance | May 29th, 2020 Court Finds Plan Sponsor Could Be Found Liable for Retirement Plan Cyberfraud The plan sponsor had sued plan providers, but the providers in a counterclaim said the plan sponsor was equally liable.
Compliance | March 5th, 2020 Parties In Suit About Estee Lauder 401(k) Account Data Breach Announce Settlement Details of the settlement in the first case of its kind to call into question the cybersecurity defenses a plan...
Administration | December 23rd, 2019 A Background on Retirement Plan Cyber Crimes and How to Mitigate Them Plan sponsors need to understand how vulnerable retirement plan and participant data is to cyberattacks, and know what they, providers...
Participants | December 3rd, 2019 Plan Participants Have Their Own Responsibilities for Cybersecurity There are common and advanced approaches retirement plan participants can take to derail data breaches and retirement account fraud.
Administration | November 22nd, 2019 Retirement Plan Sponsors Need Strong Cybersecurity Defenses A plan sponsor could face legal liability if a breach or fraud of participant accounts occurs.
Products | October 28th, 2019 Groups Launch Fraud Sharing Database for Financial Services Firms FraudShare is a tool for reporting about the types and frequency of account takeover fraud occurring in the life insurance...
Compliance | October 14th, 2019 New Lawsuit Highlights Importance of Cybersecurity for Retirement Plans A former 401(k) plan participant is suing the plan sponsor and plan providers after unauthorized distributions were made from her...
Compliance | July 10th, 2019 Vendor Process Reviews Are Crucial to Retirement Plan Cybersecurity A digital security expert says "the behavioral and human element of data protection is always the most challenging part.”
Products | June 4th, 2019 Clear Disclosure Partners Offers Cybersecurity Program for Retirement Plans Among other things, the Cybersecurity Risk Management Program, in consultation with the plan sponsor and fiduciaries, includes the development of...
Administration | May 17th, 2019 Driving Cybersecurity with Participants and Providers Plan sponsors should evaluate providers’ cybersecurity practices, but there are also steps they and plan participants can take to safeguard...
Products | May 3rd, 2019 SPARK Creates Definitions for Cybersecurity Terms “These definitions provide a level platform for vendor evaluation as it relates to cyber security breach and fraud,” says Rasch...
Administration | April 10th, 2019 Retirement Plan Cybersecurity Disclosure to Make Everyone Satisfied Retirement plan sponsors want to know their service providers are taking steps to protect participant data, but providers are concerned...
Opinions | February 27th, 2019 Safeguarding DC Plan Data Is About More Than Cybersecurity Andy Adams and Jay Schmitt, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discuss what makes retirement plan data vulnerable and actionable steps to...
Compliance | February 15th, 2019 Lawmakers Ask GAO to Examine Cybersecurity of Retirement System A letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifies 10 questions federal lawmakers would...
Data and Research | February 15th, 2019 Expansion of Technology Will Increase Cyber Security Threats Among other risk areas shared in a new report by Aon are expansion of data into mobile devices and sharing...
Compliance | December 24th, 2018 DOL Asked for Guidance on Retirement Plan Cybersecurity The ERISA Advisory Council is asking the DOL to provide guidance on how plan sponsors should evaluate the cybersecurity risks...
Products | September 28th, 2018 John Hancock Offers 401(k) Plan Cybersecurity Guarantee The offering will reimburse eligible participants for unauthorized transfers from their 401(k) retirement accounts.
Administration | September 4th, 2018 Segal Group Recommends Steps for DC Plan Cybersecurity Among other things, it is recommended that plan sponsors minimize requests for and use of personally identifiable information and review...