5 things the FTC should do to improve data security in the wake of Wyndham

Dan Solove and Woody Hartzog have 5 suggestions for how FTC could use its authority to improve data security:

Here’s how we think the FTC should use its authority to drive important change:

1. Do more proactive enforcement
2. Take on more data security cases
3. Push companies toward improved authentication – moving beyond mere passwords
4. Restrict the use of Social Security numbers for authentication purposes
5. Develop a theory of data stewardship for third parties

Read their article on FierceITSecurity for their explanation and comments.

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5 things the FTC should do to improve data security in the wake of Wyndham

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