Earlier this month, in a much anticipated decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) cease and desist order against LabMD, Inc.
The 11th Circuit concluded that the FTC’s...more
6/27/2018
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
LabMD ,
Lack of Specificity ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Vacated
On Friday, May 12, 2017, a malicious ransomware program known as WannaCry was discovered infecting computer systems all over the world. It set off alarms globally, and so far has infected over 200,000 computers across more...more
5/19/2017
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Malware ,
Microsoft ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Ransomware ,
US-CERT
The lengthy saga between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and LabMD, Inc. reached another turning point on July 28, 2016. The FTC issued its unanimous Opinion in which it found that LabMD’s data security practices were...more
8/13/2016
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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
LabMD ,
Section 5 ,
Standard of Review ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices