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SEC faces debate over possible cull of cyber security rules

Lobby groups pushing for regulator to roll back disclosures, but investors take a different view

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Any move by incoming Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins to change course on cyber security regulation is likely to divide opinion in the financial services sector. Issuers and sell-side firms are pushing for US regulators to dilute cyber incident disclosure requirements, but investors say the SEC rules are a valuable addition to the rulebook.

“We have welcomed the improvements in

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