Category Archives: cybersecurity

Court Order Compelling Apple’s Assistance Under The All Writs Act

On February 16, 2016, a magistrate judge in the Central District of California issued an order, under the All Writs Act, compelling Apple to assist the FBI in searching an iPhone 5C that belonged to Syed Rizwan Farook. Farook was one of the terrorists participating in the December 2, 2015 mass shooting at the Inland…

FTC– LabMD, Wyndham, And Regulating Cybersecurity Under The “Unfairness” Prong

The FTC brought an administrative action against LabMD, a Georgia based medical testing lab, because of a security incident occurring within the company. A decision by the administrative law judge came out recently essentially saying the FTC failed to carry their burden in proving actual or likely substantial harm to consumers.1) The dismissal is, of…