Wyndham vs. FTC: Corporate security pros need to lawyer up about data breach protection, experts say

Corporate security executives need to meet with their legal teams to find out whether the way they protect customer data will keep them out of trouble with the Federal Trade Commission should that information be compromised in a data breach.

Based on a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision yesterday, the best course of action is to learn what kinds of actions the FTC has taken in the past – and why – against companies whose defenses are cracked and whose customer data is stolen.