Reasonable Doubt: Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, And The FTC

Today's cybersecurity environment demands that every business establish effective corporate data privacy and consumer information security systems and practices. But, unfortunately, no single cybersecurity law exits to provide the clarity and guidance companies need. Instead, a complex, topic-driven web of federal laws and regulations make up our current privacy and data security framework.¹

While Congress has proposed a solution to this situation, it does not look like any of the pending legislation will come to fruition anytime soon. In the meantime, businesses must look to other regulatory bodies—and specifically the FTC— for assistance. The FTC has acted where Congress hasn't and has promised to fill and police the current cybersecurity void. What's more, the FTC has gained legal authority in this arena, as a court recently recognized its power to regulate cybersecurity.