FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act): A United States federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. This law applies to all schools that receive funds through an applicable program of the US Department of Education, ensuring that parents have certain rights with respect to their children’s education records, and these rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.
Categories: CC D1: Security Principles | CCSP D6: Legal - Risk and Compliance | CISM D1: Information Security governance | CISSP D1: Security and Risk Management | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D3: Risk Identification Monitoring and Analysis
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