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Federal court upholds broad FTC authority to regulate data security standards

USA - April 11 2014 The Federal Trade Commission won a major victory this week, affirming that the agency's jurisdiction over "deceptive" and "unfair" business practices…

Susan E. Asam, Sherrie L. Farrell, Jonathan S. Feld, Leyton P. Nelson, Stephen L. Tupper

Cybersecurity Framework "best practices" released: what you need to know

USA - February 18 2014 After a year of collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the private sector, the White House and NIST…

Susan E. Asam, Sherrie L. Farrell, Jonathan S. Feld, Stephen L. Tupper, S. Christopher (Kit) Winter

Data breaches renew push for federal cyber-standards in the private sector

USA - February 10 2014 Recently announced high-profile data breaches have galvanized Senate and House Members to conduct hearings and propose new legislation that, if…

Susan E. Asam, Sherrie L. Farrell, Jonathan S. Feld, Stephen L. Tupper, S. Christopher (Kit) Winter

FTC seeks broader cyber-authority to impose civil penalties

USA - December 19 2013 In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increased its cyber-efforts to hold companies accountable for data breaches. On December 12…

Susan E. Asam, Jonathan S. Feld, Stephen L. Tupper, S. Christopher (Kit) Winter

The Satyam scandal: time to take another look at your information technology services

India, USA - January 14 2009 Last week, the chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India's fourth largest information technology company, admitted to a stunning fraud.