On April 29 the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection panel on cybersecurity addressed the concerns of companies who feel unfairly targeted by regulators after they suffered a breach, The Wall Street Journal reports. While the agency conceded that breaches alone are a nuisance for organizations regardless of enforcement action, it does, however, become the FTC’s responsibility to punish companies for failing to “do the bare minimum to protect their computer networks,” the report states. In those cases, the consumer loses, regulators say. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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