Increased scrutiny of cybersecurity compliance It’s been culminating for years, and with the latest release in June 2024 of the recent SEC Cybersecurity Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs), regulated entities should be in no doubt that the responsibility for cybersecurity lies firmly in the boardroom.   The SEC now requires market entities to implement policies … Continue reading Selecting a technology partner with a profound understanding of cybersecurity and the threat landscape →

Each year, FINRA issues its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report to provide FINRA member firms with additional insight into their regulatory observations and activities since the report from the previous year.   The 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, published in January, comprises 74 pages across eight sections. The report covers a broad range of operational … Continue reading Close-up: Mobile Communication Compliance, Books and Records and the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report →

USPTO Rejects Third-Party Challenge and Confirms Patentability of CellTrust’s Patented Technology   We are pleased to reaffirm that we (CellTrust Corporation) received Ex Parte Reexamination Certificates from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in August 2024, thus successfully defending the challenges to the original CellTrust patent claims and confirming the patentability of the new … Continue reading CellTrust Victorious at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office against Third-Party Challenges →

As broadly publicized over the last few weeks, the FBI, CISA and the NSA recently announced that Salt Typhoon was responsible for a cybersecurity breach earlier this year within several major telecommunication operators’ infrastructure.   Primarily targeting government officials So far, cybersecurity thought leaders across the globe agree that the Salt Typhoon exploits have been … Continue reading CellTrust SL2 and Salt Typhoon →

  “While cybersecurity best practices are continually evolving, third-party technology providers for the financial services sector must be ready to effectively adopt the latest industry standards to stay current and be able to provide meaningful responses to the customers’ due diligence requests for vendor risk management.” – Kevin Moshir, CellTrust Co-founder and COO    What’s … Continue reading Introducing our new financial services ebook →

CellTrust Receives Ex Parte Reexamination Certificates from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which rejects challenges to Original CellTrust Patent Claims and confirms the Patentability of New CellTrust Patent Claims   CellTrust today announced that the company was victorious in the third-party challenge in front of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“the USPTO”) for claims of U.S. … Continue reading USPTO Rejects Third-Party Challenge and Confirms Patentability of CellTrust Patent Claims →

Prestigious international awards program honors top mobile and wireless companies and solutions around the globe   CellTrust today announced that SL2™ Enterprise Capture and its secure and compliant mobile communication platform have won the “Mobile Compliance Platform of the Year” award designation in the 8th annual Mobile Breakthrough Awards program. The program is conducted by … Continue reading CellTrust SL2 Enterprise Capture wins Mobile Breakthrough Award for Mobile Compliance Platform of the Year 2024 →

On August 14, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fined another twenty-six firms more than $390 Million combined for widespread recordkeeping failures   SEC investigators continue to uncover longstanding use of unapproved, off-channel communications within the financial services sector with widespread recordkeeping failures.   The SEC found that staff at the firms sent and … Continue reading Another twenty-six firms fined over $390 Million collectively for widespread recordkeeping failures →

WhatsApp users are expected to surpass 3 billion in June 2024 and while the SEC off channel communications sweep shows no sign of abating, FINRA is sharpening its focus on the use of unmonitored messaging apps. Maybe this is why, at the 2024 FINRA Annual Conference, the CellTrust team found that WhatsApp messaging compliance was a top … Continue reading The SEC, FINRA and over 3 billion WhatsApp users worldwide →