New Guidance: XBRL Report Packages and IT Security
Ever run into issues moving XBRL materials around in corporate networks? Good news! The XBRL International Best Practices Board has published new practical guidance for IT and security teams on handling XBRL Report Packages — the standardised file format used for regulatory and financial reporting worldwide.
The two-page guide explains why the .xbri and .xbr file extensions exist, what’s inside them, and why blocking them can disrupt or slow down legitimate business processes including… you know…mandatory regulatory reporting submissions that have strict deadlines! It also covers the security properties of the format and what appropriate scanning looks like.
If your organisation sends or receives XBRL reports, your email gateways and security policies need to know about these extensions. The guidance tells you exactly what to do.
Pass the guidance along to your IT security teams! It’s here.
Know a security software vendor whose products might be blocking these files? Please pass this along — getting these extensions into trusted file-type databases matters for organisations reporting under ESEF, SEC EDGAR, and 200+ other regimes globally.
