From the course: Transitioning to a Career in Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity laws and regulations

Cybersecurity laws and regulations

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Cybersecurity laws and regulations

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- [Instructor] Transitioning to a career in cybersecurity requires understanding laws like HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and more. Why are there so many laws related to cybersecurity? Governments create these laws to help manage growing cyber threats, like identity theft and financial fraud, setting data protection standards and penalties for non-compliance. In this video, I'll give you a brief overview of key cybersecurity laws you'll likely encounter. Let's take a look at some key laws and regulations that impact US companies and organizations. HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. That might sound unrelated to cybersecurity, but HIPAA is all about keeping protected health information, or PHI, secure if you're working with healthcare data. Federal Information Security Management Act, or FISMA, is a US law that defines how government agencies need to secure their data. California Consumer Privacy Act,…

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