Yahoo’s Breach Could Strengthen SEC’s Cybersecurity Oversight

In this commentary, Jacob Olcott, vice president of business development at BitSight and former staff director for the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology, says the recent breach of Yahoo’s systems could encourage the Security and Exchange Commission to take a much stronger role in ensuring publicly traded companies properly disclose cyber risks and incidents to their shareholders.