In September 2018, Wendy’s settled class-action lawsuits brought by financial institutions and customers whose personal information was compromised by a data breach that impacted 1,000+ of the restaurant chain’s locations. The settlements totaled over $50M, surpassing the payments resulting from the Target and Home Depot breaches. Since federal Investigators were involved to understand the reasoning…
In a previous article, we discussed the FTC and its role in enforcing various data privacy policies. In this article, we will take a closer look at how the FTC developed into the main cyber enforcement body. Plus, we will review several high-profile security lapses and try to explain what is a reasonable cyber security…
There are always interesting and insightful presentations at the RSA security conference, and this year was no exception. However, there was one session that really captured our attention: “Cybersecurity and Data Breaches from a Business Lawyer’s Perspective.” This was presented by Kathy Winger, a practicing business attorney who provides guidance on data privacy laws and…