Regulations & Legislation
Be on top of the latest regulations and legislation organisations must comply with to protect their environment from cyber criminals.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires financial institutions – companies that offer consumers financial products or services like loans, financial or investment advice, or insurance – to explain their information-sharing practices to their customers and to safeguard sensitive data.
Federal Trade Commission, FTC
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
FISMA 2014 codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s role in administering the implementation of information security policies for federal Executive Branch civilian agencies, overseeing agencies’ compliance with those policies, and assisting OMB in developing those policies.
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HHS
The Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act)
The Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) was introduced to promote and protect the privacy of individuals and to regulate how Australian Government agencies and organisations with an annual turnover of more than $3 million, and some other organisations, handle personal information.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, OAIC
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
It is a European regulation implemented in 2018 to enhance EU citizens’ control over the personal data that companies can legally hold.
General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR
General Law on the Protection of Personal Data (LGPD)
LGPD is a Brazilian data protection law that governs the way people and organizations handle personal information in Brazil.
This Law provides for the processing of personal data, including in digital media, by a natural person or legal entity governed by public or private law, in order to protect the fundamental rights of liberty and privacy and the free development of personality of the natural person.
Ministry of Defense, MD
Cross-Industry Prudential Standard 234 (CPS 234)
One of the key objectives of the regulation is to minimise the likelihood and impact of information security incidents in connection with confidentiality, integrity or availability of information assets, including those managed by related parties or third parties.
The Board of an APRA-regulated entity is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the entity maintains its information security.
Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, APRA
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