The Impact of the 2018 SEC Guidance

Lorenz Bohn and Dirk Schiereck

Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) from Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL)

Abstract: This study aims to analyse the impact of the SEC guidance from 2018 on information security risk disclosures in the healthcare sector and determine factors that influence disclosure practices. We show a big shift in disclosure practices following the SEC guidance. While the overall level of similarity across the entire sample remains stable, there is a clear industry specific convergence of information security risk disclosures. Additionally, results reveal that analysts play a key role in shaping disclosure behaviour. A higher number of analysts covering a given firm cause it to provide more detailed and extensive information security risks disclosures. At the same time, this increased level of disclosures does not go hand in hand with a high level of similarity which indicates that these disclosures are company specific and likely of higher informational value.

Date: 2025-07-24
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Published in International Journal of Management Practice 4 (2025-07-24) : pp. 421-443

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