Security Policies and Implementation Issues, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 3

U.S. Compliance Laws and Information Security Policy Requirements

IN RECENT YEARS globalization has been driven by technology and the growth of the Internet. More than 2.3 billion people worldwide have access to the Internet, according to a Brookings Institution report published in February 2013.¹ Equally impressive, in 2013, 77 percent of individuals in developed countries had access to the Internet, according to the SUNY Levin Institute.²

Additionally, the expansion of Internet access continues to grow rapidly in developing countries. The Internet’s explosive reach has created global economic opportunity never seen before. You can see this in products you buy every day. Technology has helped create a global supply chain ...