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Industry-Specific Compliance

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Many industries have specific compliance requirements.

Failure to meet those requirements can lead to criminal prosecution, monetary fines,

and/or civil sanctions.

Examples of industry-specific compliance requirements and their respective governing

agencies are listed in the table below.

Industry Compliance Requirements

Payment Card Industry

PCI Security Standards (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pci_security/standards_overview)

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Creating Effective Cloud Computing Contracts for the Federal

Government: Best Practices for Acquiring IT as a Service

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Guidance on HIPAA & Cloud Computing

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Industry Compliance Requirements

Health Care

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/index.html) (HIPAA)

Financial Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (https://www.sec.gov/answers/about- lawsshtml.html#sox2002) (Sarbanes-Oxley, Sarbox or SOX)

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr4173/summary) (Dodd- Frank)

Elections Help America Vote Act of 2002 (https://www.eac.gov/about_the_eac/help_america_vote_act.aspx) (HAVA)

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-86/pdf/STATUTE-86- Pg3.pdf)

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