Recent Government Guidelines on Data Breach / Cyber Security
- By : Cbh
- Category : Data Breach

Various federal agencies have been busy this Winter-Spring 2015 issuing various guidelines regarding data breach and cyber security:
DOJ Best Practices for Victim Response and Reporting of Cyber Incidents (April 2015) – drafted “with smaller, less well-resourced organizations in mind…”
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (April 2015) – for medical professionals, a solid overview of HIPAA, security, and requirements if there is a breach.
SEC Cybersecurity Guidance (April 2015) – proposes a three step (assessment, strategy, policies) process for financial advisers.
Also consider:
NIST Computer Security Incident Handling Guide (2012)
SEC Division of Corporate Finance Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 2 – Cybersecurity (2011)
Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations (2009)(3d. Ed.)(US Attorney / CCIPS / Office of Legal Education)
Prosecuting Computer Crimes Manual (2d Ed.)(US Attorney et al.)
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