Verizon recently released its 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report, and the outlook for organizations trying to protect their intellectual property is dire. Cyber-based corporate and industrial espionage has risen so dramatically in the last year that intelligence officials are asking boardrooms across the U.S. to be more vigilant against cyber-criminals who are motivated by financial gain […]
As reported in The Wall Street Journal today, Netflix, Inc., has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) stating its intent to disclose “material information” on its corporate Twitter feed, Facebook page, and blog, as well as the Facebook page of its CEO. The Los Gatos-based company will continue to file traditional disclosures, regarding important […]
On July 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will begin enforcement of new regulations pertaining to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). For two years, regulator’s had sought to update COPPA “with the times” by expanding the law beyond its original intent – to prevent web-based companies from obtaining personal information of children […]