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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Financial Data Protection Laws.

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Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin

Krebs on Security

Enacted in May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act rolls back some of the restrictions placed on banks in the wake of the Great Recession of the last decade. But it also includes a silver lining. For more information on doing that with ChexSystems, see this link.