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ALSO CALLED: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, GLBA, and Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999
DEFINITION: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act), also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, is a federal law enacted in the United States to control the ways that financial institutions deal with the private information of individuals. The Act consists of three sections: The Financial Privacy Rule, which regulates the collection and disclosure of private financial information; the Safeguards Rule,  … 
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act White Papers (View All Report Types)
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Mining the Cloud to Ease the Enterprise Compliance Burden
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at some common regulations (SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, Basel II, and NERC) and presents the argument for in-the-cloud authentication as the most advantageous response to access control related requirements. It also presents a practical solution for complying with these regulations.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


How to ensure data privacy compliance in the application testing environment
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses a five-step best practices approach to implementing a cost-effective and timely data privacy solution. It also details a brief case study illustrating how Compuware’s combination of tools, technology, best practices and customized services can save time and money.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009


Achieving GLBA Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific GLBA mandates while increasing overall efficiency and agility.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009


Buyer’s Guide for Compliance Solutions
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This document presents an overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB), and Health Insurance Portability & Accountability (HIPAA). It then translates these mandates into identity management requirements and challenges; defines and describes the reference model, and applies the reference model to the mandates.
Posted: 13 Feb 2009 | Published: 13 Feb 2009


Laws, regulations and compliance: Top tips for keeping your data under your control
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the rules, looks at the main threats to security compliance and highlights how a well-defined strategy, backed up by powerful technology, can provide the solution.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Published: 22 Dec 2008


Get the Facts on Information Availability: Essential Data Protection, Recovery and Resiliency for Banks
sponsored by Vision Solutions
WHITE PAPER: The power of an information availability solution lies in its ability to transform any nonproductive, non-profitable downtime into the optimum level of value-producing business uptime.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008


Bitpipe Industry Guide: Government
sponsored by Bitpipe
WHITE PAPER: Are you up to date on Government policies, regulations and agencies? You need to be informed about government-related subject areas, including National, State and Local Governments and Government Agencies, Government Information Security, and Compliance.
Posted: 13 Feb 2006 | Published: 13 Feb 2006

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GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT DEFINITION (continued): … The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act), also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, is a federal law enacted in the United States to control the ways that financial institutions deal with the private information of individuals. The Act consists of three sections: The Financial Privacy Rule, which regulates the collection and disclosure of private financial information; the Safeguards Rule, which stipulates that financial institutions must implement security programs to protect such information; and the Pretexting provisions, which prohibit the practice of pretexting (accessing private information using false pretenses). The Act also requires financial institutions to give customers written privacy notices that explain their information-sharing practices.Learn more about GLBA compliance at SeachCompliance.com.
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