Cybercrime estimated losses are as much as $2 trillion so it is no surprise that most law firms who hold client data and intellectual property are reluctant “to publicly discuss cyberintrusions and the lack of data breach reporting requirements in general in the legal industry” according to a recent internal…
Continue Reading No Surprise – Cyberattacks are Regularly Directed at Lawyers
Estimates are that Google controls 90% of the search engine market in the EU so it is no surprise about a recent report that the “EU’s antitrust investigation into Google’s business practices [focuses on] what have been identified as potential competition issues in the European markets.” The eweek report stated…
Continue Reading How Will Google Respond to Renewed Antitrust Claims in the EU & US?
“The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against TRUSTe, Inc. for deceiving consumers about its privacy seal program”as posted on the FTC website on March 18, 2015. FTC also stated that the Order the FTC will have oversight for 20 years and…
At a Senate hearing on cyberinsurance regarding notice to cyber victims there was testimony about a uniform federal cybersecurity breach law to replace the laws in 47 states which could help by having a uniform standard could “reduce the cost of breach responses and enhance consumer protection.” The Senate Commerce…
Continue Reading 47 State Cybersecurity Breach Laws May be Replaced by Federal Law
Recently there was a report about the Sony breach which stated that as “a result of this pervasive and devastating attack, combined with other breaches, cybersecurity is no longer a CIO problem, but now a CEO and board level problem, given potential for business disruption.” The InformationWeek DarkReading March 11…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with AmeriFreight “that will halt the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of touting online customer reviews, while failing to disclose that the reviewers were compensated with discounts and incentives.” The FTC settlement on February 27, 2015 with AmeriFreight (an automobile shipment broker based…
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) reported that ‘identity theft topped the FTC’s national ranking of consumer complaints for the 15th consecutive year.’ On February 27, 2015 the FTC issues its Consumer Sentinel Network for 2014 which identified these Top Ten complaint categories (including the number of complaints and percentages)…
Continue Reading No Surprise – Identity Theft Tops FTC Consumer Complaints
Yelp’s lawsuit alleges a breach of the ToS (Terms of Service) by the defendants who “try to game the system and undermine that trust, by building businesses based on fraudulent reviews…” in addition to the more obvious trademark violations. The February 13, 2015 lawsuit was filed in the US District…
Continue Reading Do You Still Rely on Yelp Reviews After Hearing that Yelp Sues Astroturfers?
A recent Infoworld story included 7 Red Flags about employees regarding “someone you admired, trusted, and invested yourself in ends up embezzling from the company, illegally accessing private emails, or using customer credit card data to buy computer equipment for their home, your incorrectly placed trust in that person will…
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