[Cisspstudy] cisspstudy Digest, Vol 17, Issue 1

Thu Nov 5 15:51:44 EST 2009

Dear Clement,

Do u mean that us laws such as : computer fraud act, us privacy act, us computer security act , hippa , dmca, ... are not covered in the exam ? what about the internationa laws ? if yes please advice me how to know exactly what is covered, are there any detailed list of the covered topics ? 

Thanks in advance.

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> 1. Re: List of Regulatory Compliances (US Centric World) (Prakash)
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> Good day Clement,
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> Yes. These regulatory compliance are not much of use for CISSP exams as its mostly on common criteria now.
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> However this will surely increase knowledge of security professional & give them more exposure to the world.
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> - Prakash
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> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, Clement Dupuis <clement.dupuis at cccure.com> wrote:
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> From: Clement Dupuis <clement.dupuis at cccure.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cisspstudy] List of Regulatory Compliances (US Centric World)
> To: "The CISSP Study Mailing list" <cisspstudy at cccure.org>
> Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 7:01 PM
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> Good day Prakash,
> 
> This is great information for members of the list living in the USA.
> 
> However, for the exam purpose I would not spend too much time on remembering any of those laws.? US Specific laws have been removed from the exam a few years ago.
> 
> 
> Thanks for yet another contribution
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> Best regards
> 
> Clement
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> 
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> On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 16:20, Prakash <prakash2757 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Electronic
> Communications Privacy Act regulates the monitoring of online
> information unless specific legal directives make exceptions.
> 
> 
> 
> Computer Fraud
> and Abuse Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. 1001, established felony penalties for
> breaking into federal interest computer systems and penalties for
> illegally obtained computer password trafficking. Essentially this law
> clarified that unauthorized computer entry was considered illegal. In
> the early 1980s, entry into U.S. federal computer systems was not
> considered illegal.
> 
> 
> 
> Healthcare
> Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides guidance
> on how confidential patient information can be treated and accessed.
> 
> 
> 
> E-sign Laws
> have become a necessity because several federal and state laws in the
> United States and in many other countries now grant digital forms of
> transactions the same power as verbal or written contracts (depending
> on the country). This provides for a powerful need to validate and
> trust online senders of documents and other materials.
> 
> 
> 
> Children's
> Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) specifies practices for Web sites
> that cater to children age 13 and under. This is important for retail
> and toy sites that may try to attract children in the hopes of having
> them influence their parents to choose one product over another.
> 
> 
> 
> Children's
> Online Protection Act (COPA) essentially provides restrictions for Web
> sites that require parental involvement and control to authorize either
> site access or some site transactions. This ensures that the child did
> not stumble across harmful or dangerous information or activities
> without the parents of consent. Note that COPA is under judicial review
> because the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) has brought the U.S.
> government to court on the legality of enforcing the law. A final
> decision has not yet been reached (it was sent to a lower court by the
> U.S. Supreme Court without judgment in May 2002).
> 
> 
> 
> Financial
> Services Modernization Act (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) requires clear
> disclosure of financial institutions of privacy statements, including
> how private information is used with affiliates and third parties. The
> law requires opt-out ability, which allows consumers the right not to
> have their information shared or sold to unknown parties
> 
> 
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> - Prakash
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> http://www.linkedin.com/in/prakashp
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