Ransomware: An Increased Cybersecurity Threat For Businesses
In its recently released Ransomware: An Increased Cybersecurity Threat For Businesses, the Online Trust Alliance reported that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting businesses with ransomware realizing the value of the data they hold hostage. Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files and demands a ransom payment, usually in Bitcoin (a form of digital currency that is created and […]
Endorsements in Social Media Posts: Tips for Ensuring Compliance with FTC’s Endorsement Guides
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently updated its Endorsement Guides: What People are Asking, a source of guidance to the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (“Endorsement Guides”), which were last revised in 2009. The Endorsement Guides reflect the basic truth-in-advertising principle that product and service endorsements must be honest […]
Case Alert: Ninth Circuit Rejects Enforceability of Website’s “Terms of Use”
A new decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals highlights the importance that “Terms of Use” linked at the bottom of a website page will not be enforceable against the user absent some type of affirmative acceptance.
