Which standard is not specific to the healthcare sector?

• A. HIPAA Security Rule
• B. ISO 27001
• C. NIST 800-53
• D. PCI DSS

Answer: (D)

PCI DSS is not tailored to healthcare. It focuses specifically on protecting payment card data and applies to any organization that processes, stores, or transmits cardholder information, regardless of the industry. In contrast, HIPAA Security Rule is built for healthcare, governing the safeguarding of electronic protected health information (ePHI) within covered entities and business associates. ISO 27001 provides a general framework for an information security management system that organizations across any sector can adopt. NIST 800-53 offers a broad catalog of security controls used by government agencies and many other organizations, not limited to healthcare. So the standard that isn’t specific to the healthcare sector is PCI DSS.