On June 30, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first guidance document as part of its Start with Security initiative. The initiative, announced by FTC Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich in March, will initially focus on encouraging small and medium-sized businesses to embrace security-by-design principles. The initiative will include a series of FTC-hosted meetings across the country as part of the FTC's education and outreach program. The first seminar, which will discuss guidelines for data security, will be held on September 9, 2015 at the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco.[1]

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Article republished on Columbia Law School's Blue Sky Blog on August 17, 2015

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