Final Omnibus Rule
Final Omnibus Rule: Refers to a set of regulations that significantly amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules. Published in January 2013 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the rule strengthens the privacy and security protection for individuals’ health information, modifies the breach […]
Financial Audit
Financial Audit: A systematic examination and verification of an organization’s financial and accounting records and supporting documents by a professional, such as a Certified Public Accountant. This process involves checking financial statements, accounting books, and banking information to confirm that they are accurate, complete, and in accordance with established laws, regulations, and industry standards.
FIPS 140-2
FIPS 140-2: A US government computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules. The title is “Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules”, and it provides four increasing, qualitative levels of security – Level 1 to Level 4. It specifies the requirements for physically securing and role-based authentication of cryptographic modules used within security systems protecting sensitive […]
FIPS 199
FIPS 199: A mandatory standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States for defining security requirements for information systems. FIPS 199 categorizes information and information systems, which helps to identify the appropriate level of security controls. The standard assists federal agencies in providing an appropriate level of information […]
FIPS 200
FIPS 200: A legally mandated standard that stipulates minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems. It defines a practical and flexible framework that federal agencies must follow to document and implement controls from the NIST Special Publication 800-53, which provides guidelines for selecting security controls for information systems supporting the executive agencies of […]
FIPS 202
FIPS 202: FIPS 202, titled “SHA-3 Standard – Permutation-Based Hash and Extendable-Output Functions,” specifies the Secure Hash Algorithm-3 (SHA-3) family of cryptographic hash functions. SHA-3 is a subset of cryptographic hash functions, including SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, and SHA3-512, as well as SHAKE128 and SHAKE256, which are extendable-output functions (XOFs). It is designed to provide integrity […]