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What is a key component of GLBA?

The correct answer is C. The information security program. A key component of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is the Safeguards Rule, requiring financial institutions to implement a comprehensive information security program.

Submitted by miguelv· Apr 18, 2026Legal, Risk and Compliance

Question

What is a key component of GLBA?

Options

  • AThe right to be forgotten
  • BEU Data Directives
  • CThe information security program
  • DThe right to audit

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    87% (34)
  • D
    8% (3)

Why each option

A key component of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is the Safeguards Rule, requiring financial institutions to implement a comprehensive information security program.

AThe right to be forgotten

"The right to be forgotten" is a concept primarily associated with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in the EU, not GLBA in the US.

BEU Data Directives

"EU Data Directives" refer to European Union regulations, whereas GLBA is a United States federal law.

CThe information security programCorrect

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) mandates that financial institutions protect their customers' nonpublic personal information. A central requirement of the GLBA's Safeguards Rule is that covered institutions must develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program designed to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of such information.

DThe right to audit

While audits are part of compliance, "the right to audit" is not a specific, overarching key component or a direct provision like the requirement for an information security program under GLBA.

Concept tested: GLBA compliance requirements

Source: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/privacy-security/gramm-leach-bliley-act

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#GLBA#Compliance#Information Security Program#Regulations

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