The IT industry has become even more complex in the past few years with the advent of regulatory compliance requirements that all publicly traded companies in the US and other regions must adopt.
Perhaps your organization is already working through these requirements. If you are a consultant or non-publicly traded company, you may not be bound by these regulations - however your clients may be, so this information is critical for anyone in the IT industry.
Regulatory standards affect the broad areas of data privacy, security, retention, protection and accountability. Within these areas, checks and balances act to preserve the information and data. Investigative processes verify the integrity of privacy, security and data protection and audits are required for accountability.
The legal and business requirements protect a company from investigations or consequences but they also help safeguard consumer and patient information. Here's a list of some of the common regulatory compliance laws.
This is by no means a comprehensive or industry specific list but serves as an example of the amount of data regulations that are already in place:
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