FBI Warns Cyber Criminals Are Targeting Unsecured FTP Servers In The Healthcare Industry
On March 22, 2017, the FBI issued a Private Industry Notification, warning that criminal actors are actively targeting File Transfer Protocol […]
Consumer Protection
New Mexico Becomes 48th State To Enact Data Breach Notification Law
On April 6, 2017, New Mexico became the 48th state to enact a data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South […]
Tennessee Adds New Encryption And Timing Requirements To Its Data Breach Notification Law
On April 4, 2017, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law an amendment to the state’s data breach notification law, making two […]
Colorado Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules For Financial Advisers
Earlier this month, the Colorado Division of Securities released a set of proposed changes to the Colorado securities laws that would, if […]
HHS Issues Warning About Phishing Campaign Disguised As Official Communication
As part of its efforts to assess compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, the US Department […]
FTC Announces New Guidance on Ransomware
On November 10, 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance for businesses and consumers on the impact […]
New York Proposes First-in-the-Nation Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Institutions
On September 13, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services introduced a new rule that would require banks, insurance […]
CRTC enters into MOU with FTC on spam and unlawful telemarketing
As we have noted in previous posts (here and here), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has repeatedly highlighted its […]
Canada’s role in international botnet takedown
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has served its first warrant under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) to take down […]
Global Privacy Sweep Finds Privacy Issues in Children’s Apps
Last week, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) released the results from their third annual Privacy Sweep. Twenty-nine privacy enforcement […]
California Court Interprets E-Mail Addresses under the Song-Beverly Act
One of the most interesting and important developments in retail privacy cases is a recent unpublished decision, Capp v. Nordstrom. […]
6 Month Countdown to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) has been a long time coming. The Government of Canada announced today that most of CASL’s provisions […]