Since June 2012, Wyndham Hotels has been the focus of an FTC complaint alleging that the company acted unfairly when it failed to provide reasonable measures to secure customer data. Keep in mind that Wyndham had suffered three data breaches in two years, and according to the complaint, those breach failures resulted in millions of … Continue reading What FTC v. Wyndham Means For You →

Financial services firms looking to implement a mobile strategy today face a number of challenges. While mobility has created important opportunities to increase employee productivity and customer engagement in financial services, mobile communication on personal devices has introduced new challenges, including security concerns around secure messaging and voice calls, increased regulatory scrutiny and the need … Continue reading Making BYOD Possible in Today’s Highly Regulated World →

I was recently asked to speak on a panel discussing “The perils of connectivity: privacy and security on the Internet of Things,” at the State Bar of Arizona’s annual conference for attorneys. My co-panelists included David Bodney, Ballad Spahr LLP and Chair of ABA Forum on Communications Law; Daniel Christensen, Global Group Counsel of IT, … Continue reading The perils of connectivity: Privacy and security on the Internet of Things →