We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the Eighth Annual Information Security Summit hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) at the Universal City Hilton. Ron will speak on a panel entitled “Privacy vs. Security; Apple and the FBI”
Join Us for the NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum taking place in Philadelphia on June 7-8.
Ron will moderate a panel entitled “Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Litigation” on Tuesday, June 7 at 11:30 a.m. The panelists will
Join Us for the ACI Cyber Security & Data Privacy and Protection Conference June 23-24
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 19th Advanced Global Legal & Compliance Forum on Cyber Security & Data Privacy and Protection. The conference will take place at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront in Chicago on June 23-24.
Ron
FCC Releases Notice of Proposed TCPA Rulemaking
On May 6, the Federal Communications Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement a provision of President Obama’s Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which creates an exception from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) consent requirement for robocalls “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.”
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FTC Takes Action Against Deceptive Marketing
According to the FTC’s complaint filed in October 2014, Health Formulas, LLC and its related entities and principals used telemarketing, the Internet, and print, radio, and television advertisements to deceptively pitch a variety of dietary supplements and health products. The FTC claimed that Health Formulas tricked consumers into disclosing their credit and debit card
Verizon Enterprise Publishes Data Breach Report
A recently published 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon Enterprise reports that cybercriminals are continuing to exploit human nature as they rely on familiar attack patterns such as phishing, and increase their reliance on ransomware, where data is encrypted and a ransom is demanded in return for release of the encrypted data. The report,
Fourth Circuit Holds Data Incident Covered by Insurance Policy
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a district court order, holding that a company’s allegedly improper disclosure of personal information was covered by its general liability policy even though no third parties accessed the data.
In the underlying action, plaintiffs alleged that medical records company Portal Healthcare negligently failed
Wendy’s Hit With Data Breach Class Action
In the wake of an alleged data breach, First Choice Federal Credit Union filed a class action lawsuit against The Wendy’s Company in Pennsylvania federal court on April 25. Wendy’s has already been hit with a consumer class action filed in February in Florida federal court based on the same event. Now First Choice seeks
Troutman Sanders Partner Ron Raether Featured in Information Security Media Group Interview
In a recent interview, the Information Security Media Group (“ISMG”) featured Troutman Sanders partner Ron Raether, who lent his comments regarding the verdict Epic Systems obtained against Tata Consultancy involving the misuse of trade secrets. Ron discusses how customary data security controls can be used beyond protecting personally identifiable information to
FTC Offers New Interactive Tool for Mobile Health App Developers
“Does your mobile app collect, create, or share consumer information? Does it diagnose or treat a disease or health condition?” If so, then the FTC’s new online tool may assist you in understanding what federal laws or regulations might apply to your app.
The Mobile Health Apps Interactive Tool recently went online and offers developers