From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 7 Compliance and Assessment
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Privacy compliance
From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 7 Compliance and Assessment
Privacy compliance
- [Instructor] Many of the laws that impact information security professionals are designed to protect the privacy of individuals and protect them against both identity theft and the unwanted disclosure of personal information. In the United States, we have a patchwork of laws that affect different industries depending upon the nature of their business and the types of sensitive information that they handle. The most well-known of these laws is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPPA. Passed in 1996, HIPPA places strict privacy and security regulations on healthcare providers, health insurers, and health information clearinghouses. These three groups, collectively known as HIPPA-covered entities, must ensure the privacy and security of the protected health information, or PHI, that they handle. HIPPA was updated in 2009 with the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and…
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