Compliance:

Compliance With Legal Requirements

The objective of this category is to ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, certificatory or contractual obligations.

ISO 17799 and ISO 27002 defines Compliance objectives to avoid breaches of any criminal or civil law, statutory, regulatory or contractual obligations and of any security requirements; ensure compliance of systems with organizational security policies and standards; and maximize the effectiveness of and to minimize interference to or from the system audit process. This section provides templates for an Information Security Program Charter and supporting policies that are required to comply with ISO Compliance objectives, as well as guidance for complying with regulations such as GLBA and HIPAA.

1. ISO Security Policy

This section provides templates for an Information Security Program Charter and supporting policies that are required to comply with ISO Compliance objectives and clearly state specific requirements for policy compliance and enforcement, as well as actions that may be taken for violations of applicable regulations and laws.

2. Regulatory Compliance (GLBA)

This section contains a GLBA Compliance Matrix that details how this system and other services can be used for GLBA compliance.

3. Regulatory Compliance (HIPAA)

This section contains a HIPAA Compliance Matrix that details how this system and other services can be used for HIPAA compliance.

4. Regulatory Compliance (SOX)

This section contains a Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Matrix that details how this system and other services can be used for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

References

• ISO 17799/27002 - Code of Practice for Information Security Management.