Month: May 2014

Data Security & Privacy

Federal Trade Commission Demands ‘Data Brokers’ Be More Transparent

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Several news outlets reported yesterday that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is urging Congress to demand that data brokers tell consumers more about their trade practices in how they collect and use consumer information. Data brokers are companies that assemble digital profiles on nearly every U.S. consumer by gathering information from credit- and debit-card transactions, […]

Data Security & Privacy

Antivirus Software Companies Acquiesce to Hackers – Refocus Business Models

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The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that several software antivirus companies are reinventing their business models after decades of trying to prevent hackers from penetrating its customers IT infrastructure.  According to Mr. Brian Dye, Senior Vice President of Information Security, at Symantec, Corp., the antivirus “is dead” from a money-maker perspective.  Rather than try to thwart hackers, […]