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Learning Topic

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

(https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-

content/tgs/cca/cca-

610/document/CreatingEffectiveCloudComputingContractsfortheF

ederalGovernment_checked.pdf?ou=622270)

Guidance on HIPAA & Cloud Computing

(https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/scor/uncurated/cca/2218-

cca610/learning-resource-list/guidance-on-hipaa-and-cloud-

computing.html?ou=622270)

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)

Resources

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