FTC Takes Tougher Data Security Stance After LabMD Fight

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing specific data security requirements to companies as part of agency settlements, policing businesses more aggressively than before, attorneys and former staff said.

Proposed settlements reached this year with LightYear Dealer Technologies LLC, ClixSense.com, Unixiz Inc, and D-Link Systems Inc. show what the FTC is expecting in terms of corporate data security and responsibility, data security and privacy attorneys and former staff said.

Mandates in related consent orders, such as directing senior officers to provide annual compliance certifications to the FTC, go father than previous requirements and will likely reappear in future orders in settlements ...