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What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

The HIPAA Privacy Rule, formally known as the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, is a cornerstone of healthcare compliance. Enacted under the Health Insur ...
November 28, 2023
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What is GDPR?

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a data protection law that mandates all companies doing business within the European Union (EU) member states to comply with strict new rules ...
November 28, 2023
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What is PCI DSS certification?

There is no PCI DSS certificate, per se, because credit card and cardholder data security—the focus of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard—is an ongoing process, not a one-a ...
November 28, 2023
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Why is FedRAMP Important for State and Local Agencies?

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) was launched by a group of federal agencies that realized the efficiency of having a single risk-based standard for Cloud Serv ...
November 28, 2023
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What is PCI PA-DSS?

The Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) is a program designed to help companies like software vendors build secure payment applications that don’t store “prohibited data, ...
November 28, 2023
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To Whom Does the CCPA Apply?

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applies to certain for-profit businesses that collect or have collected the personal information of California residents, whether or not those busi ...
November 28, 2023
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What is COSO?

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) was formed initially to enable the National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting. It was founded by five s ...
November 28, 2023
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What is a SSAE 18 Audit?

The SSAE 18, or Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18, auditing standards require that service organizations confirm and re-confirm third-party vendor certifications and ...
November 22, 2023
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What is FedRAMP?

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, commonly known as FedRAMP, represents the U.S. federal government's strategic initiative to transition to cloud computing while ensurin ...
November 22, 2023
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What does it mean to be ISO Certified?

The International Organization for Standards (ISO) creates and publishes industry standards intending to respond to customer satisfaction concerns regarding a lack of consistency and quality ...
November 22, 2023
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What is an ISO Stage 1 Audit?

An International Standards Organization (ISO) Stage 1 audit determines whether a company is ready for its ISO Stage 2 Certification Audit. It is the first stage in the certification audit pr ...
November 22, 2023
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SOC 2 vs. PCI Compliance: What’s the Difference?

Inherent Risk vs. Control Risk: What’s the Difference? Any company that processes or stores personal consumer data has likely encountered the System and Organization Controls Report (SOC ...
November 22, 2023
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