A set of guidelines designed to protect an organization’s information security, safeguarding the standards of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA).
Controls are important because without them, an organization has no guidelines for protecting information and assets.
The concept that individuals own all of their personal information and have sole authority over who should have access to their information and how, when, and where it can be distributed.
All organizations that deal with private health information in the US must abide by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)(HIPAA). In addition, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation affects all organizations that deal with people in the European Union, regardless of where the organization is based. To abide by the law and to respond to customer needs, business professionals must take privacy seriously.
A set of rules, usually backed by a legal mandate, that control an activity or environment and provide a means for compliance to be inspected and enforced.
The internet is an ever-changing environment where the rules are constantly being amended and updated as new technologies emerge. Regulations attempt to control the technological environment and the human behavior associated with it.
A common set of rules designed to ensure interoperability between different products, systems, and organizations.
Standards provide stable, long-term guidelines that products can be validated against to ensure they will operate correctly and securely with other products that adhere to the same standard. Standards reflect the best practices of experienced cybersecurity professionals.
A set of mandatory requirements that apply to specific areas of an organization’s operations, including cybersecurity.
Policies are important because they define the strategic intent for rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures that the organization or industry implement.