On May 6, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the “Commissioner”) announced mobile apps as the Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (“GPEN’s”) focus area during the upcoming International Privacy Sweep (the “Sweep”). The Sweep will be held from May 12 to 18, 2014, involving 27 privacy enforcement authorities from around the world. The news […]
FTC Invites Public Comments on Mobile Security
On April 17, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a press release, announcing that the FTC is seeking public comments to explore mobile security issues. The press release refers to the mobile security forum held last year to examine the state of mobile security (the “Forum”). In the press release, the FTC invites comments from […]
DOJ and FTC Issue Antitrust Policy Statement on Cybersecurity Information Sharing
On April 10, 2014, The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a policy statement on the sharing of cybersecurity information. The policy statement indicates that the Agencies share the President’s view that “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face […]
SIA Announces Revised Privacy Framework
The Security Industry Association (“SIA”) announced the revised SIA Privacy Framework on April 1, 2014. Building on the initial framework released in 2010, the revised SIA Privacy Framework is designed to provide guidance to companies seeking to establish adequate privacy policies to protect personally identifiable information and other sensitive data. This release outlines a core […]
Financial Regulators Release Statements on Cyber-Attacks
On April 2, 2014, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) issued a press release, alerting that FFIEC members are issuing joint statements on the risks associated with cyber-attacks on Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) and card authorization systems and the continued distributed denial of service (“DDoS”) attacks on websites. These joint statements highlight the risks […]