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Industry specific requirements for compliance

• Gearing up to meet GDPR compliance requirements

  In this webcast, attorney Nicholas Merker discusses the necessary steps companies should be taking to meet the EU's looming GDPR compliance requirements. Continue Reading

• PCI DSS compliance (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance)

  Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance is adherence to the set of policies and procedures developed to protect credit, debit and cash card transactions and prevent the misuse of cardholders' personal information. Continue Reading

• PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)

  The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a Congressionally-established nonprofit that assesses audits of public companies in the United States to protect investors' interests. Continue Reading

• Information security regulations may target IoT, drones

  Calls are growing louder for information security regulations to target consumer-centric technology such as the IoT and drones, but legislating their use could prove difficult. Continue Reading

• FTC (Federal Trade Commission)

  The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is a United States federal regulatory agency designed to monitor and prevent anticompetitive, deceptive or unfair business practices. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • PCI DSS compliance (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance)
  • PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)
  • FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
  • Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)

  • Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD or Reg FD)
  • Regulation SCI (Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity)
  • privacy compliance
  • International Accounting Standards Board

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• Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)

  The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is a law that governs secondary trading and stock exchanges.Continue Reading

• Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD or Reg FD)

  Regulation Fair Disclosure is a rule passed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that aims to prevent selective disclosure of information by requiring publicly traded companies to make public disclosure of material, nonpublic information.Continue Reading

• SEC's Regulation SCI: A visual timeline

  The SEC adopted Regulation SCI to bolster the technological infrastructure of the U.S. securities market. Take a look at the milestones in the history of Reg SCI, including when it was first proposed, the tech failures that inspired it and more.Continue Reading

• Regulation SCI (Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity)

  Regulation SCI is a set of compliance rules designed by the SEC to monitor and regulate the technology infrastructure of U.S. securities markets.Continue Reading

• What changes are businesses experiencing under PCI DSS version 3.0?

  New compliance requirements under PCI DSS version 3.0 strive to make cardholder data security part of companies' everyday business processes.Continue Reading

• privacy compliance

  Privacy compliance is a company's accordance with established personal information protection guidelines, specifications or legislation.Continue Reading

• IT security operations take advantage of SOX compliance strategy

  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has forced many businesses to make changes to IT security, but SOX compliance best practices could benefit company-wide GRC.Continue Reading

• International Accounting Standards Board

  The International Accounting Standards Board is the independent standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.Continue Reading

• FCC proposals continue to spark net neutrality debate

  Recent FCC proposals have led to contentious net neutrality debates, as stakeholders remain concerned about how they will change broadband services.Continue Reading

• How has the FTC targeted improvements to data privacy and security?

  As businesses continue to collect and share the personal data of unknowing consumers, the FTC has pushed for improved privacy and security standards.Continue Reading