{"id":2861,"date":"2019-02-21T22:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T03:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2019-11-13T12:07:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:07:43","slug":"asking-the-right-questions-when-it-comes-to-retirement-plan-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/asking-the-right-questions-when-it-comes-to-retirement-plan-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking the Right Questions When it Comes to Retirement Plan Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Today, Cybersecurity is one of the key interests and a highly debated topics in congress, specifically in regards to retirement plans, providers and plan sponsors (and participants). Congressional representatives have come up with 10 important questions, and are seeking answers about the protections in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Since cyber attacks can put any plan data and retirement savings under risk, Congress would like to ask the Government Accountability Office such important questions as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What potential threats can potentially harm the U.S. retirement plan data and plan participants\u2019 financial well-being?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What actions do plan sponsors need to perform to ensure that their plan is protected, and their participants\u2019 savings are adequately safeguarded?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To what extent do federal laws, record keepers, and other service providers protect plan participants\u2019 data from these threats?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a data leak takes place, what steps should be plan sponsors required to take to protect their plan participants?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the foreign experience of preventing cyber attacks on retirement savings, and what lessons should the U.S. take from plan sponsors, industry stakeholders and state regulators in other countries?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check out the whole list of the cybersecurity questions<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/401kspecialistmag.com\/10-critical-questions-about-retirement-plan-cybersecurity\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">right here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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