On February 12, the SEC released its proposed FY 2019 budget. The SEC requested funds for four additional staff positions, all focused on cybersecurity, with particular focus on "incident management and response, advanced threat intelligence monitoring, and enhanced database and system security." The proposal stated that cybersecurity is going to be one of the SEC's top priorities in FY 2019 and that the request will enable the SEC to support increased investment in tools, technologies, and services, including moving the SEC from legacy IT systems to modern platforms with improved security features.

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