Regulator Clock
Disclosure deadlines that start counting down the moment you confirm a material incident. SEC Item 1.05 (8-K) = 4 business days. GDPR Art. 33 = 72 hours. NYDFS Part 500 = 72 hours. Missing the clock is a separate, larger event than the breach itself.
Where this term fits in a CISO program
Regulator Clock is one of 35 cybersecurity strategy concepts CISO Game models live. Regulator Clock appears throughout the simulation — in the risk register, the investment catalog, and the mechanics reference — so a player encounters the concept in context rather than as an isolated definition.
See it in play
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