Regulations and compliance

HIGHLIGHTS

	SEC cracks down on kickback schemes TIP - Kickback schemes are a new threat for financial companies and the SEC has noticed. To ensure your company doesn't fall prey, know what they are and how to detect them.
	HIPAA: Clean bill of health, or dying a slow death? ARTICLE - HIPAA has changed the way a lot of healthcare companies handle data, but the fact that no one has been punished for non-compliance makes one wonder if they'll keep up with it.

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	Auditing, testing and assessment for compliance Find resources on auditing, testing and assessment for financial services compliance including third-party and self assessment advice and audit preparation help.
	Basel II Get an overview of the Basel II regulation and find best practices and guidelines for Basel II compliance, implementation, risk assessment and training.
	Compliance best practices Find financial services compliance best practices and learn about security and privacy safeguards, and how to keep the cost of compliance down.
	Electronic data discovery Find resources on electronic data discovery compliance, information preservation and retention, new federal rules of civil procedure for ediscovery, and more.
	FACTA Learn about FACTA law compliance and how this regulation enables financial services companies to prevent identity fraud and theft.
	FFIEC Learn about FFIEC guidelines, including two-factor and multifactor authentication and online banking security.
	GLBA Learn about GLBA compliance requirements and how the specifics of section 501(b) affect information security in the financial services industry.
	HIPAA Find information on HIPAA privacy and security compliance to help insurance companies and underwriters learn how to manage HIPAA requirements.
	PCI DSS Learn about PCI DSS compliance and find best practices to help financial services firms comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
	Risk frameworks, metrics and strategy Learn about risk management frameworks and metrics, and how to build a risk management strategy with proper requirements, responsibilities and controls.
	SEC and FDIC regulations Learn how understanding how the power and guidelines of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation can affect information security.
	SOX financial reporting Get the latest information on SOX financial reporting compliance and learn how banks and investment firms can make SOX compliance easy.
	State data security breach laws Find information on state data security breach laws, such as California's SB-1386, New York, Ohio and more, as well as pending and proposed legislation.
	USA Patriot Act section 314 Find guidelines on USA Patriot Act section 314(a) compliance, including FBI affadavits, digital records disclosure, data privacy and identity verification.

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Regulations and compliance:  Financial services security technology, Business process security, Financial services security management strategies