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FTC releases agenda for Safeguards Rule virtual workshop
Financial institutions collect personal information from customers every day, from names and addresses to bank account and Social Security numbers. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule requires those institutions to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program. As part of its regulatory review process, the FTC has proposed changes to the Rule. Join us on July 13, 2020, for Information Security and Financial Institutions: An FTC Workshop to Examine the Safeguards Rule, where FTC staff and guest speakers will explore the issues. And take a look at the just-released agenda to check out what’s up for discussion.
FTC attorney David Lincicum will open the workshop at 9:00 ET. The first panel will discuss The Costs and Benefits of Information Security Programs.
In the next panel, speakers will explore Information Security Programs and Smaller Businesses. Following this, the third panel will cover Continuous Monitoring, Penetration, and Vulnerability Testing.
Panel #4 will discuss Accountability, Risk Management, and Governance of Information Security Programs. The last panel will close the workshop with a discussion of Encryption and Multifactor Authentication.
This event, which is free and open to the public, will be webcast live. There’s no need to pre-register. You can watch from the event webpage on July 13th.
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