Surveillance Snippets: Striking the balance between communications surveillance and privacy
In persisting enforcements for recordkeeping failures, regulators stress the need to “reasonably supervise personnel” to detect and prevent possible violations. But how can firms ensure effective supervision when questions of privacy rights arise?
The Conduct Chronicles – The Emerging Risks of LinkedIn
As social media opens up new avenues of communication, businesses face a new set of challenges. From possibilities of insider trading to investment scams, firms must take the necessary precautions to mitigate these potential risks.
The OCC hack leaves banks feeling under attack
The OCC suffered a major cybersecurity breach that remained undetected for a year, prompting backlash from major banks. The incident has intensified calls for stronger identity controls and secure communications systems.
SEC doubles down on off-channel communications settlements
The SEC has denied a motion raised by 16 firms to modify or amend previously agreed settlements for off-channel communication violations that sought to “equalize” their ongoing compliance responsibilities with more recent enforcement cases.
Regulatory Wrap episode 57: AI in surveillance- is 2025 the turning point?
In Regulatory Wrap for the week to April 4, Kathryn Fallah dissects shifting industry views around AI for 2025.
Oracle Cloud breach: Lessons on public cloud risk
Oracle Cloud appears to have fallen victim to a breach by threat actors for the second time in two months. Despite their size, large Cloud providers may not be the safest option for firms.
Why we built Global Relay cloud
Global Relay builds all technology from the ground up. We like things to work well together, beautifully designed, and to a consistently high standard. Our Chief Strategy Officer, Alex Viall, explains why.
Is the SEC all in on AI following recent statements?
Speeches from Commissioner Hester Pierce and Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda suggest that the SEC may be taking a less prescriptive approach to AI technology moving forward.
LLM MythBusters – How does AI training for comms surveillance work?
Due to its novelty in communications surveillance, there are certain misconceptions about how AI is enabled and trained to identify risk. We’ve broken down five of the most common myths to uncover how LLMs operate within compliance processes.
Regulatory Wrap episode 56: FCA pivots on “name and shame”
In Regulatory Wrap for the week to March 21, Kathryn Fallah discusses the FCA’s decision to axe its controversial “name and shame” proposal.
Regulatory Wrap episode 55: Catching the culture bug
In Regulatory Wrap for the week to March 14, Rob Mason reviews an FCA speech on culture's ability to spread within an organization.