CFTC Staff to Hold Public Roundtable on Cybersecurity and System Safeguards Testing
On March 18, 2015, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) staff will hold a Public Roundtable on Cybersecurity and System Safeguards Testing. The Roundtable will be divided into four panel discussions focusing on: (i) the need for testing in the current cybersecurity environment; (ii) vulnerability and penetration testing; (iii) key controls testing; and (iv) business continuity and disaster recovery testing.
Notably, the announcement of the Roundtable followed in the wake of Congressional hearings held by the House Agriculture Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration – both of which had a focus on cybersecurity issues in relation to matters under the jurisdiction of the CFTC.
