CISSP Training Kit

Chapter 6. Legal, regulations, investigations, and compliance

Cybercrime is more rampant, complex, and aggressive than ever. Prosecutors have a difficult time of successfully convicting cyber criminals due to many factors, even when well-founded proof exists. This domain presents a global overview of the laws and regulations designed to protect information assets, intellectual property, and personally identifiable information and identifies the governing bodies that define those laws and regulations. Not all regulations are government borne; some are developed and imposed by coalitions of leaders in an industry. Collectively, the laws and regulations that apply to the enterprise must be included within its frameworks of governance (its policy ...