Description should include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Standards and regulations are determined based on the data each stores.
- Standards are a set of best practices that have been created to guide an organization’s policies, procedures, and practices, rather than requirements to adhere to specific rules. For example, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard for organizations that accept payment cards. The core functions of cybersecurity according to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (i.e., govern, identify, protect, detect, respond, recover).
- Regulations are requirements by a government agency that must be followed. For example, in the healthcare industry, any system or user who has access to personal health information must follow the regulations set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).