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Compliance and Regulatory Requirements

Many industries have compliance and regulatory requirements to ensure their data is stored in multiple locations or backed up to ensure data availability, integrity, and security. Here are some key industries and the relevant regulations:

Healthcare

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Requires healthcare providers to have contingency plans, including data backup and disaster recovery, to protect patient information.


Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH): Extends HIPAA requirements, emphasizing data security and breach notification.

Retail

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): Requires businesses to protect the personal data of EU citizens, including data backup and disaster recovery plans.


California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): Mandates data security measures, including data backup, for protecting consumer information.

Government and Public Sector

Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP): Requires cloud service providers to implement robust data backup and recovery plans.


National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53: Provides guidelines for federal information systems, including data backup and disaster recovery.

Financial Services

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): Requires financial institutions to protect customer information through security measures, including data backup.


Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS): Mandates secure data storage, including regular backups and disaster recovery plans for payment card data.


Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX): Requires public companies to have internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, including data backup and storage.

Energy and Utilities

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP): Requires utility companies to have data backup and disaster recovery plans for critical infrastructure.

Telecommunications

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA): Requires telecommunications companies to ensure data integrity and availability, often involving data backup and redundancy.

Insurance

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Laws: Include provisions for data security and disaster recovery, requiring data backups.

Education

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): Requires educational institutions to protect student information, including data backup and recovery procedures.

Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP): Require the backup and secure storage of research and manufacturing data.


Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 21 CFR Part 11: Mandates electronic records and signatures to be reliable and secure, often involving data backup.

Lebal Services

American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct: Suggest that law firms implement data backup and disaster recovery plans to protect client information.

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