Security advocate to FTC: Enforce the basics on transparency, patchability and vulnerability disclosure

It is appropriate for the Federal Trade Commission to impose minimum requirements on businesses for cybersecurity, according to a security professional and advocate who participated in a “fireside chat” today with FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, as part of the commission's ongoing effort to assess its evolving role in an increasingly connected digital economy.

“There could be some minimum transparency, or capabilities that are considered negligent below a certain line, whether it's defined by FTC or simply enforcing the de facto...