While Basel II is not a law or regulation, it is an international banking standard and its terms will ultimately be adopted into legislation or regulation by virtually every nation in the world. As a result, Basel II will have a farther reach than any US law or EU directive. Each country must create its own laws or regulations when implementing Basel II which will make understanding the information security ramifications difficult.

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• Mitigating operational risk
• Tracking and centralizing event loss data
• Adopting disclosure policies, controls and assessment processes