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HIPAA, PCI-DSS & SOX

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Compliance & Privacy

Sector regulations protect specific data: HIPAA covers US health data (PHI), PCI-DSS covers payment-card data, SOX covers the integrity of financial reporting, and GLBA covers financial privacy. Which one applies depends on your data and industry, and each carries its own audits and penalties.

Unlike broad privacy laws, sector regulations protect a specific kind of data. HIPAA governs US health data — Protected Health Information (PHI) — and applies to healthcare providers, insurers, and their business associates.

PCI-DSS is the payment-card industry's standard for any organization that stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data. SOX targets the integrity of corporate financial reporting, requiring controls that prevent fraudulent statements. GLBA covers the privacy and safeguarding of customers' financial information.

Which regulation applies to you depends on the data you handle and the industry you are in — and most organizations fall under more than one. Each comes with its own audits, assessments, and penalties for non-compliance.

HIPAA: US health data (PHI); PCI-DSS: payment-card data.

SOX: integrity of financial reporting; GLBA: financial privacy.

Applicability depends on your data and industry.

regulations:
  hipaa: us-health-data-phi
  pci_dss: payment-card-data
  sox: financial-reporting
  glba: financial-privacy
  scope: by-data-and-industry

Read the implementation

Connect each part of the code to the concept before you type.

1. HIPAA

HIPAA protects US health data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI).

hipaa: us-health-data-phi

2. PCI-DSS

PCI-DSS is the standard for handling payment-card data, set by the card brands.

pci_dss: payment-card-data

3. SOX

SOX governs the integrity and controls around corporate financial reporting.

sox: financial-reporting

4. GLBA

The GLBA covers privacy and safeguarding of customers' financial information.

glba: financial-privacy

5. Scope

Which regulation applies depends on the data you hold and the industry you operate in.

scope: by-data-and-industry

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