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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

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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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Recent Vendor Reports on Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Expert eGuide: Best Practices for Integrated Threat Management
sponsored by eEye Digital Security
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE:   Posted: 01 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: Check out this expert eGuide and discover how your company can benefit from an integrated threat management solution, which can result in reduced costs and better compliance.

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Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today's Enterprise, 2008
sponsored by Proofpoint, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 08 Nov 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper overviews a survey completed by Proofpoint and Forrester Consulting that analyzes the legal, financial, and regulatory risks associated with outbound email in large enterprises.

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SQL compliance manager v3.0
sponsored by Idera
TRIAL SOFTWARE:   Posted: 14 Feb 2008 | Published: 14 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Need to ensure that your SQL Servers are in compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS? Download this trial to evaluate SQL compliance manager, an easy to use, low-overhead SQL compliance auditing solution.

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Buyer's Guide for Compliance Solutions in Identity Management
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Oct 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper provides an overview of SOX, GLBA, and HIPAA and translates these mandates into identity management requirements and challenges.

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Countdown: Top 5 pitfalls of partner security management
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
PODCAST:   Posted: 22 Jun 2007 | Premiered: 22 Jun 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)

Key technologies for ensuring partner compliance with SLAs
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
WEBCAST:   Posted: 22 Jun 2007 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: Organizations are increasingly partnering with others to accomplish various goals, such as broadening product offerings, reducing costs, and increasing focus on the main business.

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Bitpipe Industry Guide: Government
sponsored by Bitpipe
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 13 Feb 2006 | Published: 13 Feb 2006
SUMMARY: 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.

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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.
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