Compliance Management

The FTC is proposing to amend its Health Breach Notification Rule to include developers of health applications.

The Hacker News reports that Microsoft will pay $20 million to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule after compelling individuals younger than 13 to provide their names, birthdates, email addresses, and phone numbers to log on their Xbox gaming consoles.

Lobbyists representing the wireless and mobile industry are urging the government to hold off on new anti-scam regulations for text messages.

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 argues that a largely voluntary approach to securing essential functions is no longer sufficient.

New research sheds light on five key traits and skills a CISO should possess to excel as a board director 

FedScoop reports that a new interim rule prohibiting the use of TikTok across all government employees' and contractors' devices has been released by the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The retail and cloud computing giant must also implement new privacy and security programs under the terms of the settlements.

Montana has become the latest state to approve legislation aimed at strengthening data privacy protections, joining eight other states that have passed data privacy laws, even as such a measure continues to elude progress at the federal level, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.