SEC Chair Gensler’s cyber proposal comes up for a vote, amid unabated industry opposition

The cybersecurity proposal up for consideration Wednesday at the Securities and Exchange Commission has faced consistent criticism from major industry groups over the past 16 months, and pockets of support among security and other groups.

The proposal addressing incident reporting and cyber risk management by publicly traded companies was issued for comment in March 2022.

The SEC announced last week that it will come up for a vote on Wednesday.

“The Commission will consider whether to adopt rules...