The Sarbanes Oxley Act was enacted nearly twelve years ago in the midst of profusion of corporate scandals. Despite the passage of time, the Act has remained controversial. In order to evaluate the Act’s impact, Harvard Law Professor John C. Coates and Harvard Business School Professor Suraj Srinivasan undertook to review over 120 studies of
Cyber Breach Disclosures and the Impact on Companies’ Share Prices
The possibility of securities litigation following the disclosure of a cyber security breach has been a topic of significant recent attention, including on this site. There already have been securities class action lawsuits filed following significant cyber breaches, at least in some cases. More recently, however, the stock prices of several major companies