WEBinar - Cybersecurity Meets ERISA: Closing the Gap in Benefit Plan Protection

Data breaches don't respect organizational silos—but too often cybersecurity teams and benefit plan fiduciaries operate as if they do. With data privacy laws multiplying and cyber threats growing more sophisticated, organizations can no longer afford to treat these as separate compliance checkboxes.

About the WEBinar

Join our panel of experts as they break down what plan sponsors and fiduciaries need to know: from core data privacy and security obligations, to ERISA fiduciary duties in the cybersecurity context, to practical strategies for aligning IT security with benefit plan oversight. Because when it comes to protecting sensitive participant data, cybersecurity is a fiduciary responsibility.

This program will cover:

• Mapping the Landscape – A practical overview of organizational data privacy obligations and data mapping fundamentals
• Decoding DOL Guidance – What the Department of Labor expects from ERISA plan fiduciaries on cybersecurity
• Breaking Down Silos – Strategies for connecting cybersecurity professionals with plan fiduciaries
• Building Up Your Playbook – Best practices plan sponsors can implement today

The learning objective of this program is to help attorneys and other employee benefits professionals and their advisors better understand the current landscape of cybersecurity threats, and best practices for fiduciaries to meet their responsibilities to avoid breaches and respond appropriately if a breach occurs.  

When

Monday, July 20, 2026 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Registration Fees

WEB Members:          Free
WEB Nonmembers:   $25

Meet the Speakers

Amy B. Goldsmith, Esq.                        Partner, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Amy is chair of the Firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Management & Privacy Practice and a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice. Amy guides clients through the legal aspects inherent in building immediately recognizable brands,developing desirable products and services, and devising strategic IP, cybersecurity, privacy, and data management plans to mitigate risk. Additionally, Amy helps clients navigate through the complexities that arise from artificial intelligence.

Michelle Capezza, Esq.                                                   Special Counsel, Mintz

Michelle is an accomplished employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer with more than 25 years of experience advising clients on ERISA, benefits, and executive compensation matters, including in connection with corporate transactions. She also brings this knowledge and experience to counsel clients that are digitally transforming their business on the use of automation and artificial intelligence in the workplace and the related implications for employee benefits and compensation for their changing workforce.

Continuing Education

The content of this WEBinar should satisfy HRCI and SHRM content requirements for 1.0 continuing education credits.