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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released three-part guidance on cybersecurity issues for employee benefit plans, marking its first significant commentary on the issue since its comprehensive but nonbinding report in late 2016. The DOL's guidance arrives amidst an increase in high-profile lawsuits arising out of retirement plan participants' claims that plan sponsors, responsible fiduciaries, and service providers failed to adequately protect retirement accounts against...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 14, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued its first cybersecurity-focused guidance related to benefit plans regulated by Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Such plans typically involve the collection and use of a wealth of sensitive and detailed personal information regarding plan participants. The cybersecurity guidance emphasizes that plan sponsors and fiduciaries, and their service providers, are expected to take steps to mitigate cybersecurity risks under their...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Retirement plans hold millions (sometimes, hundreds of millions) of dollars in assets, and participants' personal information is increasingly maintained and accessible online. With such large amounts of money accessible electronically, retirement plans can be a prime target for cyber-criminals. In response to this growing issue, on April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a three-part set of informal guidance with best practices and suggestions from different perspectives for addressing cybersecurity in the retirement plan world. Acknowledging that businesses ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released three-part guidance on cybersecurity issues for employee benefit plans, marking its first significant commentary on the issue since its comprehensive but nonbinding report in late 2016. The DOL’s guidance arrives amidst an increase in high-profile lawsuits arising out of retirement plan participants’ claims that plan sponsors, responsible fiduciaries, and service providers failed to adequately protect retirement accounts against cybersecurity threats. Given the incre...

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its first-ever guidance 1 on cybersecurity for ERISA-regulated retirement benefit plans. This guidance comes shortly after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report 2 calling on the DOL to clarify how plan administrators should address cybersecurity risks for defined benefit plans. The DOL's guidance, which suggests combating cybercrime should be a priority for plan sponsors and fiduciaries, also provides tips to participants and beneficiaries on how to guard against cyber threats. The guidance has three parts: one directed at plan ...