The Safeguards Rule requires financial institutions under FTC jurisdiction to have measures in place to keep customer information secure.

As the name suggests, the purpose of the Federal Trade Commission’s Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information – the Safeguards Rule, for short – is to ensure that entities covered by the Rule maintain safeguards to protect the security of customer information.

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is a global forum that brings together payments industry stakeholders to develop and drive adoption of data security standards and resources for safe payments worldwide.

Organizations qualified by PCI SSC to validate P2PE Solutions and P2PE Components on behalf of P2PE Vendors are referred to as P2PE Assessor Companies; Organizations qualified by PCI SSC to validate P2PE Applications on behalf of Vendors are referred to as P2PE Application Assessor Companies.

HHS administers more than 100 programs across its operating divisions. HHS programs protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Agencies create regulations (also known as "rules") under the authority of Congress to help government carry out public policy. Learn about HHS' top regulations and how you can make your voice heard.

Description: Small and medium-sized businesses should prioritize regulatory compliance to ensure legal adherence, data protection, and trust-building with customers and partners.

This part applies to the handling of customer information by all financial institutions over which the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) has jurisdiction. Namely, this part applies to those “financial institutions” over which the Commission has rulemaking authority pursuant to section 501(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Small businesses have valuable information that cyber criminals seek and often have fewer resources dedicated to cybersecurity.

Malicious cyber activity threatens the public’s safety and our national and economic security. The FBI’s cyber strategy is to impose risk and consequences on cyber adversaries.

The success of that mission depends on partnerships—those we have with law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide and those we have and continue to build with the private sector.

Major FBI operation disrupts international criminal network, arrests made in multi-million dollar fraud case. Stay tuned for updates on this high-profile investigation.

Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity