Cyber Risks

Growing geopolitical conflicts have raised security concerns around cyberattacks and exposed existing vulnerabilities in the nation’s cybersecurity regime, heightening the necessity to build robust domestic cyber defense systems for commercial facilities.

Congress and federal agencies have also mandated or proposed new cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure and public corporations.

Position

The Roundtable continues to help strengthen information sharing about cyber threats and cyber defense capabilities between public and private entities through the work of our Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) and the Real Estate Information Sharing Agency (RE-ISAC).

Separately, The Roundtable and its industry partners have engaged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about new rules that will require public companies to disclose more information about cybersecurity-related incidents, risk management, strategy, and governance.

Background

Our HSTF continues its work with the Real Estate Information Sharing Agency (RE-ISAC) and public officials to strengthen the security and resilience the commercial facilities sector in response to cyber risks.

The Roundtable and Nareit expressed a number of concerns about the SEC’s cyber incident reporting rules that include rigid incident reporting deadlines and granular requirements, which could unintentionally exacerbate cybersecurity risks for issuers while imposing unjustified burdens.

For more information and recent updates, reference our resources below.

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RER Policy Priorities
Homeland Security – Spring 2025 Policy Priorities
April 8, 2025
Roundtable Weekly
Real Estate Coalition Raises Concerns Over Cyber Reporting Requirements
July 12, 2024
Policy Comment Letter
Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements - Comment Letter
July 3, 2024
RER Policy Priorities
Homeland Security - June 2024 Policy Priorities
June 14, 2024
RER Policy Priorities
Fall 2023 Executive Summary
October 13, 2023
Roundtable Weekly
SEC Issues Final Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies
August 5, 2023
Roundtable Weekly
Senate Bill Introduced to Require Federal Guidance on Cybersecurity Insurance
February 25, 2023
Roundtable Weekly
Fed Reports U.S. Financial Stability Risks Include Inflation, Asset Valuation Pressures, and Cyber Attacks
November 12, 2022
Roundtable Weekly
Treasury and CISA Seek Comments on Potential National Cyber Insurance Program
October 7, 2022
Roundtable Weekly
GAO Recommends Government Assessment of Federal Backstop for Catastrophic Cyberattacks
June 24, 2022
Roundtable Weekly
Roundtable and Nareit Raise Concerns to SEC About Proposed Cybersecurity Rules; SEC Climate Proposal Stokes GOP Criticism
May 13, 2022
Policy Comment Letter
Roundtable and Nareit Comment on SEC's Proposed Rules on Cybersecurity
May 9, 2022
Roundtable Weekly
SEC Proposes 4-day Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements for Public Companies; Roundtable’s HSTF Plans Security Threat Briefings
March 19, 2022
Policy Comment Letter
Coalition Cyber Incident Reporting Comment Letter
October 4, 2021
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Cyber Risks
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Homeland Security
RER's Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)

The Real Estate Roundtable's Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) is focused on enhancing the commercial facilities sector's ability to meet its current and future security-related challenges by analyzing threats, sharing information, and fostering resilience through a broad threat matrix of physical and cyber risks.

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Homeland Security
Real Estate Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RE-ISAC)

The Real Estate Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RE-ISAC) is a public-private partnership between the U.S. commercial facilities sector and federal homeland security officials. It is the primary conduit of terrorism, cyber, and natural hazard warning and response information between the government and the commercial facilities sector. 

Through this network, the RE-ISAC engages in operational efforts to coordinate activities supporting the detection, prevention, and mitigation of a full range of physical, data, and cyber threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure.

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Homeland Security
Cyber Risks

Growing geopolitical conflicts have raised security concerns around cyberattacks and exposed existing vulnerabilities in the nation’s cybersecurity regime, heightening the necessity to build robust domestic cyber defense systems for commercial facilities.

Congress and federal agencies have also mandated or proposed new cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure and public corporations.

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Homeland Security
Physical Risks

Commercial real estate faces numerous threats from natural catastrophes, international and domestic terrorism, and organized retail crime. These threats cost businesses, cities, and the economy billions in losses. The Roundtable continues to build a more secure and resilient industry through our Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) and active role in the Real Estate Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RE-ISAC). 

Our work remains focused on tangible measures—developed through increased cross-agency information sharing and cooperation with law enforcement and intelligence agencies—that the commercial real estate industry can take to guard against these threats. As the nature of threats evolves, The Roundtable will remain a central advocate and conduit of information to ensure the places where our friends, family, and neighbors live, work, shop, and play are safe and secure.

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