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.
Legal 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.
