Major Laws and Regulations

Here is a summary of the major laws and regulations impacting IT

Sarbanes Oxley (Sox or Sarbox) law covers internal control over financial reporting (among other things) for publicly traded companies, click here to read the details of the law.

Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) covers the protection of customer and vendor information, click here for details.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedures cover Electronic Discovery and (E-mail) Record Retention, click here for details.

Payment Card Industry (PCI) covers the protection of credit card information and applies to any company that stores, transmits, or processes credit card holder data, click here for details on the law.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covers security related to individually identifiable health information, click here for details.