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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AREAS OF EXPERTISE

USDN’S COMPLIANCE AUDITING TEAM CAN WORK WITH CLIENTS TO ASSIST WITH AUDIT PREPARATION AND TO IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS. THESE SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED AS AN INDIVIDUAL ENGAGEMENT FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF SECURITY ASSESSMENT OR AS A PART OF A LARGER EFFORT, TYPICALLY TO SATISFY ACCOUNTING OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS SOC REPORTING (FORMERLY SAS 70), GLBA, NERC CIP AND PCI DSS.

PCI/DSS IS A WORLDWIDE INFORMATION SECURITY STANDARD DEFINED BY THE PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY SECURITY STANDARDS COUNCIL. THE STANDARD WAS CREATED TO HELP PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROCESS CARD PAYMENTS PREVENT CREDIT CARD FRAUD THROUGH INCREASED CONTROLS AROUND DATA AND ITS EXPOSURE TO COMPROMISE.

SERVICE ORGANIZATION CONTROLS (SOC) REPORTS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION SYSTEM SERVICES TO OTHER ENTITIES, BUILD TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR SERVICE DELIVERY PROCESSES AND CONTROLS THROUGH A REPORT BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.

DEPENDING UPON THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF AN ORGANIZATION, USDN CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING AUDIT PREPARATION AND CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE AREAS.

NERC CIP IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO ASSURE THE SECURITY OF VULNERABLE AND INTERCONNECTED INFRASTRUCTURES OF THE UNITED STATES. IN MAY 1998, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON ISSUED PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE PDD-63[1] ON THE SUBJECT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION & PRESIDENT BUSH UPDATED THIS STANDARD WITH PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE HSPD-7.

THE GRAMM–LEACH–BLILEY ACT IS AN ACT OF THE 106TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS. IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND IT REPEALED PART OF THE GLASS–STEAGALL ACT OF 1933, OPENING UP THE MARKET AMONG BANKING COMPANIES, SECURITIES COMPANIES AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.

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