Companies Deal With New Data Security Regulations

• 10/18/2005

Companies are faced with the challenge of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and HIPPA as well as state laws mandating the discloser of data theft. Two security standards Payment Card Industry Standard (PCI) and ISO 17779 are emerging as benchmarks for Data Protection and assisting companies with their compliance concerns. The PCI Standard is mandatory for any merchant wanting to accept payment by credit card. ISO 17779 is a set of best practices for IT security that details controls in system access, business continuity, system development and more. For more information please click here