The Federal Trade Commission, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and the Northwestern University School of Law will co-host a one-day public workshop on how businesses can secure the personal information of consumers and employees on April 15, 2008. The workshop will feature business people, attorneys, government officials, privacy officers, and other experts discussing data security in general, best practices for developing an appropriate data security program, and how businesses can respond to security problems, including data breaches.
- Agenda [PDF] (posted March 4, 2008)
- Press Release (February 1, 2008)
- Venue:
- Map showing Thorne Auditorium: [PDF]
- The Rubloff Building has a wheelchair-accessible entrance.
- Directions to the Rubloff Building
- Chicago Public Transportation
Questions about the workshop? Email InfoSecurity@ftc.gov.
REGISTRATION
The workshop is free and open to the public.
Onsite registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
To pre-register, email your name and affiliation to InfoSecurity@ftc.gov. The FTC will use pre-registration information to estimate how many people will attend and better understand the likely audience for the workshop.
FTC PRIVACY POLICY
When you pre-register, the FTC collects your name and affiliation. We will use this information for administrative purposes related to the workshop and will dispose of it following the workshop. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or other laws, we may be required to disclose the information you provide to outside organizations. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the FTC Privacy Policy. The FTC Act and other laws the FTC enforces allow the collection of your pre-registrationcontact information for the purposes described above.
For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s comprehensive Privacy Policy.
GUIDANCE FOR YOUR BUSINESS
As part of its business education program, the FTC has information to help businesses forge their own data security plans, including:
- an online tutorial
- a booklet
- a series of articles suitable for reprinting in print or electronic newsletters
- more...