Cyberattack as an inside information or when to share the truth Cover Image

Kyberútok ako vnútorná informácia alebo kedy s pravdou von
Cyberattack as an inside information or when to share the truth

Author(s): Tomáš Abelovský
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, International relations/trade, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Cyberattack; insider information; notification obligation; issuer of a financial instrument;

Summary/Abstract: The following paper answers the question when and whether a domestic issuer of a financial instrument should disclose an information about a cyberattack against his system. The paper analyses a notification duty about insider information. The reasoning concludes that if certain requirements for the quality of insider information are met, the issuer has an obligation to inform the relevant public without delay about ongoing or completed cyberbattack.

  • Issue Year: 8/2017
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 33-49
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Slovak