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NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Troutman Pepper on 12/9/2016

Businesses today have their work cut out for them. Small or large, no organization is immune from cybersecurity threats. Added pressures arise from stepped up government regulatory oversight and enforcement that targets an...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/2/2016

In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review an 11th Circuit case involving the longstanding battle between the FTC and medical company LabMD, recent NIST guidelines for securing devices connected to the...more

FTC: NIST Framework Not Automatic Compliance

Locke Lord LLP on 10/6/2016

In a recent blogpost the Federal Trade Commission made clear that a company does not necessarily meet its information obligations arising from Section 5 of the FTC Act through use of the National Institute of Standards and...more

FTC Makes Clear that NIST Cyber Framework is Not a Cure-All

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/12/2016

Last week, the FTC published a blog post titled The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the FTC, in which the agency issued a nuanced answer to an oft-asked question: “If I comply with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, am I...more

FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/1/2015

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

Federal Appeals Court Recognizes for the First Time the FTC’s Authority to Enforce Cybersecurity Practices

King & Spalding on 8/31/2015

On August 24, 2015, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a much-awaited decision in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, holding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has authority to regulate “unfair” or “deceptive”...more

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