: Data security settlement with service provider includes updated order provisions lfair June 12, 2019 | 11:39AM Data security settlement with service provider includes updated order provisions By Lesley Fair The domino principle. The ripple effect. The butterfly phenomenon. Apply the analogy of your choice to describe what happens when one software developer ’s allegedly lax security practices result in the breach of confidential customer information maintained by multiple businesses that use the software. If your business is a service provider – or if your company uses third-party service providers to help manage your data – a proposed FTC settlement merit s your attention. One notable aspect of the case: a proposed order that includes new data security requirements reflecting the current Commission priority of updating its data security orders. Many third-party service providers sell industry-specific data management software to consumer-facing businesses. One example is DealerBuilt, software for auto deale[...]