How should companies respond to and report data security breaches nationally? What cybersecurity practices and procedures reflect current best practices? Two federal agency actions provide new rules and guidance and show that the cybersecurity landscape is changing. First, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules earlier this month that will (among other
What’s Next After Facebook’s Record $5 Billion Fine and Cambridge Analytica?
By Sheila Millar & Tracy Marshall on
Posted in Advertising, Data Privacy
Facebook is facing some big changes after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with the social media giant over charges that it violated an earlier consent agreement. The company will pay a penalty of $5 billion, which is not only the biggest privacy fine in history, but also, according to FTC commissioner Noah Phillips, “almost…