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Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 is united states legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. It was subsequently revised in 2009 as a hitech act & again in 2013 with omnibus rule.Hipaa&s objective was to reform the healthcare industry by reducing costs, simplifying administrative processes and burdens, and improving the privacy and security of protected health information (phi). What are the benefits of hipaa compliance certification?privacy of health data security of health data notification of data breaches business opportunities through compliance control on copies of medical data increases personal privacy in healthcare information and decision-makinghas created a brand-new industry to support medical professionalsprevents any form of discrimination in the medical sectorassigns role-based security of phirequires the organization to have a data backup plan in place & share a copy on requestprotection against malicious software & reduces the risk of hacking phiphysical security is a key area enforced for medical providers reduction in the number of medical record errorsstreamlining of processes through iterations and system audits

The payment card industry data security standard (pci dss) is an information security standard for organizations that handle branded debit/credit cards from the major card schemes.The pci standard is defined by the card brands and managed by the payment card industry security standards council. What are the benefits of pci dss compliance?security improvement reduces the risk of data breachespeace of mind for you and your customersboost in customer confidence, thus better customer relationshipincreasing profits through improved brand reputationcompliance helps avoid expensive fineswho should get the pci dss compliance?pci dss compliance is a requirement to merchants and other organizations that store, process and/or transmit cardholder data.Every payment card brand has recommended certain requirements for compliance validation and reporting.To put in simple terms, pci compliance is required by companies using payments cards to make online transactions secure and protect them against identity theft.

Soc is designed to help service organizations that provide services to other entities, build trust and confidence in the service performed and controls related to the services through a report. Types of soc compliancesoc 1 (soc for service organizations icfr): report on controls of a service organization relevant to user entities internal control over financial reporting (icfr).Soc 2 (soc for service organizations, trust services criteria): report on controls of a service organization relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.Soc 3 (soc for service organizations trust services criteria for general use report): these reports are designed to meet the needs of users who need assurance about the controls of a service organization.Soc for cyber security (new): a reporting framework for communicating information about the effectiveness of cybersecurity risk management program to a broad range of stakeholders.Soc for vendor supply chain (under development): an internal controls report on a vendors manufacturing process for customers of manufacturers and distributors to better understand the security risks in their supply chains.