Overview of Information Security and Compliance: Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Michael R. Overly · Big Data · 2014
In many instances, laws and regulations are vague and ambiguous, with little specific guidance regarding compliance. Worse yet, the laws of different jurisdictions may be, and frequently are, conflicting. One state or country may require security measures that are entirely different from those of another state or country. Reconciling all of these legal obligations can be, at best, a full-time job and, at worst, the subject of fines, penalties, and lawsuits.