FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
What is FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)?
The FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) is the Federal Trade Commission regulation implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 USC 6801-6809). The Rule applies to NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS under FTC jurisdiction (consumer reporting agencies + finance companies + auto dealers + mortgage brokers + payday lenders + tax preparers + non-bank lenders + investment advisors + others). It comprises 26 controls organised across 4 domains, and applies in the United States (FTC).
How FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) maps to other frameworks
All 26 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 4 domains FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314). The number is how many FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
6 shared controlsUAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
6 shared controlsPrivacy Act 1988 (Australia)
6 shared controlsLaw No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data
6 shared controlsIndia DPDP Act
6 shared controlsIndia CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022
6 shared controlsHKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF)
6 shared controlsAnnex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
6 shared controlsWhere FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) overlaps with the standards you already hold
Where to get trained on FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
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What an auditor will ask you for
All 11 FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) controls, each with what it requires, the artefacts an auditor will ask you for, and where it commonly fails. Free to read, nothing to fill in.
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Questions people ask about FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
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Query FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) programmatically
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314), its 26 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) API reference and MCP config →What FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-9-ELEMENTS 9 Safeguard Elements - Access, Inventory, Encryption, Secure-Dev, MFA, Disposal, Change-Mgmt, Monitoring, Pen-Test (16 CFR 314.4(c))
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-EFFECTIVEDATE-SMALL-INSTITUTION Effective Date, Small Institution Exemption and Sectoral Coordination (16 CFR 314.5, 314.6)
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-IR-PLAN-BOARDREPORTING-FTC-NOTIFICATION Written Incident Response Plan + Board Reporting + FTC Breach Notification (16 CFR 314.4(h), (i), (j))
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-PROGRAM-QUALIFIED-INDIVIDUAL Comprehensive Information Security Program + Qualified Individual (16 CFR 314.3, 314.4(a))
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-RISK-ASSESSMENT Written Risk Assessment (16 CFR 314.4(b))
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-SCOPE-DEFS Scope, Definitions and Financial Institution Applicability (16 CFR 314.1, 314.2)
- FTC-SAFEGUARDS-SERVICEPROVIDER-EVALUATION Service Provider Oversight + Program Evaluation + Personnel Training (16 CFR 314.4(d-g))
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