Down The Security Rabbithole

In this episode Traveler's Insurance files suit against a web developmeent company for failing to provide adequate security, resulting in a breach of one of its customers http://www.law360.com/articles/614158/travelers-blames-web-designer-in-bank-website-data-breach We discuss whether security standards are now "implied"? Does Traveler's have any standing to sue? (Shawn thinks not) FTC goes after LabMD for a data breach http://healthitsecurity.com/2015/01/23/ftc-healthcare-data-breach-case-v-labmd-continues/ Is the FTC over-reaching? We discuss this statement from the FTC website: "[LabMD failed to] ..reasonably protect the security of consumers’ personal data, including medical information" Social media company TopFace pays a ransom to hackers http://www.forbes.com/sites/davelewis/2015/01/31/topface-facepalms-as-it-surrenders-to-data-breach-hacker-blackmail/ Face + Palm. We lament why this absolutely terrible decision may have far-reaching repercussions Guest Shawn Tuma ( @ShawnETuma ) - In addit