Key enforcement priorities, rule changes, litigation trends, and disclosure expectations shaping the federal privacy and cybersecurity landscape in 2026.
Cyber disclosure
American banking and financial industry advocacy groups have petitioned the SEC to repeal its cybersecurity incident disclosure rules.
Staff reductions at NIST and CISA raise some concerns about cohesive cybersecurity collaboration.
Cyber threats are on the rise, but the SEC has signaled that it will backtrack on enforcing cybersecurity disclosures.
The four settlements come nearly one year after the SEC sued SolarWinds for misleading investors about its cybersecurity controls.