The compliance factor and how a CISO addresses the issue

Compliance with government and other regulatory bodies is a critical aspect of cybersecurity, and a CISO ensures that their organization's systems comply with these regulations. Non-compliance with regulations attracts fines and could lead to issues such as suspension of business operations. Regulations are developed mostly to protect the users of an organization's systems both from attackers and from the organization potentially misusing the data they collect from their users. Some of the popular statutes discussed in the book include General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), among others. These regulations ensure that businesses put in place security measures that will enhance the protection of the data they collect from consumers and users of their systems...