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FCC Announces Administrators for IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Program

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Despite the coming transition in agency leadership, the FCC’s Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Labeling Program (the IoT Program) hit some major milestones this month, as the agency pushes ahead with this novel program....more

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FCC Kicks Off Voluntary IoT Security Label Program With Big NPRM

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In a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposes a short comment deadline for a complex new cybersecurity labeling regime for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The NPRM also...more

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FTC Takes Action Against Online Merchandise Platform Over Data Breach & Privacy Practices

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In the latest of a flurry of FTC actions, the agency recently announced that it had entered into a consent order with CafePress, an online customized merchandise platform, over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’...more

Perkins Coie

NIST Seeks Comment on Proposals to Identify and Manage Bias in Artificial Intelligence

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published “A Proposal for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence,” a special publication that is part of a series of documents and workshops...more

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New Internet of Things Cybersecurity Bill Enacted

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Internet of Things (IoT) devices have the potential to transform our home and work environment by integrating a growing range of “smart” wirelessly connected sensors into our daily lives. Recognizing the growing importance of...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 23

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Produces Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Version 1.1 - On April 25, the National Institute of Standards and Technology...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

California Bill Mandates Privacy By Design For IoT Devices

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Manufacturers of Internet-connected devices (better known as the Internet of Things) should be following a new California bill closely because it would create a mandate under California law that all IoT devices have built-in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

NIST’s Draft Update to Cybersecurity Framework Focuses on Third-Party Vendors and the Cost-Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Programs

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On January 10, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released a proposed update to its popular cybersecurity blueprint for organizations and businesses, known as the Framework for Improving...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What Did They Say About Cybersecurity in 2016? 8 Proclamations from Regulators and the Courts

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There is no such thing as compliance with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (FTC). In September, the FTC dispelled a commonly held misconception regarding the NIST Framework: It “is not, and isn’t intended to be, a standard or...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2016"

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

FTC: NIST Framework Not Automatic Compliance

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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

Goodwin

Wyndham Opinion Affirms FTC’s Power to Regulate Cybersecurity Practices

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On August 24, 2015, the Third Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey’s denial of a motion to dismiss in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. In Wyndham, the Federal Trade Commission...more

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FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

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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

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

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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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