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FTC Denies LabMD’s Motion to Dismiss

February 20, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The FTC – in a decision that should surprise no one – refused to dismiss its administrative complaint (“Complaint”) against LabMD. This case – like the FTC’s case against Wyndham Worldwide – illustrates the continuing fight regarding the scope of the FTC’s power for regulate inadequate data security practices. In particular, this decision is important because it […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Enforcement Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Complimentary Seminar – Payment Card Breaches: How to Prepare, How to Survive – March 5, 2014

February 18, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Please join Alston & Bird, Dell SecureWorks and AIG for a discussion on how to prepare for and respond to payment card breaches. Recent payment card breaches in the retail industry have highlighted the need to fully prepare for similar types of attacks, both in terms of increasing security controls where appropriate and enhancing incident […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Privacy

NIST releases final Cybersecurity Framework

February 13, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has released the final version of the much-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Framework”). The Framework was developed by NIST at the direction of President Obama’s February 12, 2013, Executive Order 13636, “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” (the “Executive Order”). The Framework largely retains the structure […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cybersecurity Executive Order, Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), The White House

Energy and Commerce Committee to Hold First U.S. House of Representatives Hearing in 2014 on Protecting Consumer Information and Preventing Data Security Breaches

January 30, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Following the recent announcement of two U.S. Senate committee hearings on data security breaches, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced the first U.S. House of Representatives hearing to examine the issue. During the same week as the Senate hearings, the committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade (CMT), chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), will […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Financial Privacy, Legislation Tagged With: Hearing, House of Representatives, Identity Theft, Senate, US Congress

Retail Breaches: Investigating Payment Card Breaches

January 29, 2014 By Kim Peretti

“Challenges in Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 2,” was published in April 2013 by Law360, however, given the recent spate of retail breaches involving payment cards, it is highly relevant to entities experiencing these types of incidents. The article describes some of the challenges to conducting breach investigations in response to increasingly sophisticated attacks. In particular, […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Security Breach Tagged With: US State Law

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