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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) finally issued first-ever guidance for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers and plan participants on best practices for maintaining cybersecurity to protect the retirement benefits of America’s workers under ERISA-subject private sector employer-sponsored retirement plans. Background. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) established minimum standards and requirements intended to protect plan participants and beneficiaries in private sector employer-sponsored retirement plans. However, since ERISA’s enactment, plan sponsors and their service providers have increasingly relied on the internet and IT systems to execute tasks required to administer these retirement plans. In addition, plan sponsors often outsource retirement plan administration, including record keeping and other

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