Building regulatory compliant storage systems

  • Authors:
  • Zachary N. J. Peterson;Randal Burns

  • Affiliations:
  • The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD;The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

  • Venue:
  • dg.o '06 Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Digital government research
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

In the past decade, informational records have become entirely digital. These include financial statements, health care records, student records, private consumer information and other sensitive data. Because of the delicate nature of the data these records contain, Congress and the courts have begun to recognize the importance of properly storing and securing electronic records. Examples of legislation include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) of 1999, and the more recent Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002. Altogether, there exist over 4,000 acts and regulations that govern digital storage, all with a varying range of requirements for maintaining electronic records.