Security News

FTC Panel Encourages Basic Security Hygiene to Counter Ransomware (Threatpost)

2016-09-08 13:00

Panelists at a FTC workshop on Wednesday agreed that better basic cyber hygiene can do a lot to help eliminate the threat of ransomware up front.

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LabMD Files for 'Stay' of FTC Order Pending Appeal (InfoRiskToday)

2016-09-02 20:03

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Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint over WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook (Threatpost)

2016-08-30 16:23

A complaint filed with the FTC alleges unfair and deceptive practices on the part of WhatsApp, which has decided to share phone numbers and data with Facebook.

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Did the FTC Just Rewrite its Statute? What LabMD Means for Data Security Cases Going Forward (Forbes)

2016-08-04 16:49

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Frequent password changes are the enemy of security, FTC technologist says (ArsTechnica)

2016-08-02 22:18

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FTC Overturns Dismissal of Security Case Against LabMD (InfoRiskToday)

2016-07-29 17:31

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FTC Closes 70 Percent of Data Breach Investigations, Weighing PCI-DSS Standard (Threatpost)

2016-06-29 21:03

The FTC closes roughly 70 percent of the investigations it opens and is weighing how to better handle PCI-DSS and other standards, an agency official said this week.

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