Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA: Data Security Safeguards (PTAC Best Practices and SPPO Guidance)

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) FERPA-Safeguards-PTAC: Data Security Safeguards for PII in Education Records (PTAC Best Practices, SPPO Guidance)

34 CFR 99.31(a)(6)(iii)(D) safeguards requirement + the PTAC Best Practices Guidance + SPPO Guidance. The 2011 final rule explicitly requires APPROPRIATE METHODS to PROTECT PII when disclosed under the studies + audit + evaluation exceptions. While FERPA itself does not prescribe specific security controls, the SPPO + PTAC + state-law (e.g. SOPIPA + CCPA-derived state student privacy laws + the 2018 Connecticut Act Concerning Student Data Privacy) impose the following safeguards on educational institutions + vendors processing student PII: (a) ACCESS CONTROL - need-to-know basis + role-based access + login authentication + just-in-time access + multi-factor authentication for sensitive PII; (b) ENCRYPTION - in-transit (TLS 1.2+) + at-rest (AES-256) + key management; (c) NETWORK + INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY - firewall + IDS/IPS + segmentation + vulnerability management; (d) DATA RETENTION + DESTRUCTION - retention only as long as needed + verifiable destruction (NIST SP 800-88 sanitization); (e) INCIDENT RESPONSE + BREACH NOTIFICATION - written IR plan + tabletop testing + breach notification per state laws (no FERPA-specific breach notification timeline but state laws apply incl. all 50 states + DC); (f) VENDOR + CLOUD MANAGEMENT - written agreements + due diligence + direct control + audit rights + subprocessor controls; (g) WORKFORCE TRAINING - annual FERPA + security training + role-specific training for IT + privacy staff; (h) PRIVACY BY DESIGN - data minimisation + purpose limitation + edtech vendor evaluation matrix per PTAC; (i) COMPLIANCE MONITORING - annual audit + risk assessment + program review aligned with NIST SP 800-53 + NIST CSF 2.0 + FERPA-specific control mapping. The PTAC Best Practices Guidance includes detailed checklists for edtech vendors + cloud providers + administrative practices.

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This control maps to 352 controls across 82 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

Bahrain PDPL · 11 controls

BSI IT-Grundschutz · 10 controls

  • BSI-03 Multi-factor authentication requirements
  • BSI-04 Remote access controls
  • BSI-05 Wireless access restrictions
  • BSI-08 Cryptographic protection of data
  • BSI-13 Risk assessment procedures
  • BSI-15 Security categorization
  • BSI-17 Continuous monitoring strategy
  • BSI-18 Incident response planning and testing
  • BSI-20 Incident reporting and notification
  • BSI-21 Forensic analysis capabilities

APPI · 8 controls

  • APPI-A23 Security Control Measures
  • APPI-A24 Supervision of Employees
  • APPI-A26 Report of Leakage to the Commission and Notification to the Person
  • APPI-A31 Provision of Personally Referable Information
  • APPI-A33 Request for Disclosure of Retained Personal Data
  • APPI-A34 Request for Correction, Addition or Deletion
  • APPI-A41 Preparation and Handling of Pseudonymized Personal Information
  • APPI-A43 Preparation of Anonymized Personal Information

API 1164 · 7 controls

  • API1164-06 Access Control
  • API1164-07 Remote Access
  • API1164-09 Patch and Vulnerability Management
  • API1164-17 Wireless and Field Communications
  • API1164-18 Field Device Security
  • API1164-19 Safety Instrumented Systems Interface
  • API1164-24 Vulnerability assessment for critical systems

ISO/IEC 27400:2022 · 7 controls

  • 27400-5.4 Data and privacy risks
  • 27400-6.2 Device Identity and Authentication
  • 27400-6.3 Secure Update Mechanism
  • 27400-6.5 Security monitoring and incident response
  • 27400-7.1 Network Security for IoT
  • 27400-7.3 Data minimization and purpose limitation
  • 27400-7.4 Data retention and deletion
  • AT-DSG-10 Section 29 - Liability and right to compensation / civil jurisdiction
  • AT-DSG-11 Sections 42-45 - Data subject rights (law enforcement)
  • AT-DSG-12 Section 62 - Administrative penalties
  • AT-DSG-13 Section 36 - Scope of law enforcement processing
  • AT-DSG-14 Section 38 - Lawfulness of law enforcement processing
  • AT-DSG-7 Section 18 - Establishment of the Data Protection Authority
  • BB-DPA-1 Section 1 - Short Title
  • BB-DPA-14 Section 15 - Right to Data Portability
  • BB-DPA-16 Section 22 - General Principle for Transfers
  • BB-DPA-20 Sections 50-60 - Registration and Responsibilities
  • BB-DPA-21 Sections 61-69 - Data Privacy Officer
  • BB-DPA-4 Section 4 - Principles Relating to Processing
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.10 Data Protection Officer (DPO) (UAE PDPL Article 10)
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.18_19_20_21 Security measures, controller/processor relationship, DPIA (UAE PDPL Articles 18-21)
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.25_26_27_28_29 UAE Data Office establishment, powers, penalties, complaints (UAE PDPL Articles 25-29)
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.4_5 Lawful basis and principles for processing personal data (UAE PDPL Articles 4-5)
  • UAE-PDPL-Art.6_7 Sensitive personal data and children's data (UAE PDPL Articles 6-7)
  • UAE-PDPL-FreeZones Coordination with DIFC, ADGM and sectoral data protection regimes

ISO/IEC 27011:2024 · 6 controls

  • 27011-5.2 Information Security Roles in Telecoms
  • 27011-5.3 Segregation of duties
  • 27011-6.3 Awareness and Training
  • 27011-8.1 User Endpoint Devices
  • 27011-8.3 Cryptography and key management
  • 27011-8.6 Data protection and backup
  • AWWA-1.2 Risk Assessment
  • AWWA-2.1 User Access Management
  • AWWA-2.4 Physical Access Controls
  • AWWA-3.2 Remote Access Security
  • AWWA-3.4 Encryption and Data Protection
  • IACS-UR-E26-Identify-Plan-Risk-Survey-Documentation IACS UR E26 Identify Goal - Ship Cyber Resilience Plan + CBS Risk Assessment + Survey + Documentation
  • IACS-UR-E26-Protect-AccessControl-Authentication-IAM-Roles IACS UR E26 Protect Goal - Access Control + Identity + Authentication + Authorization + User Management
  • IACS-UR-E26-Protect-RemoteAccess-Wireless-Physical-Boundary IACS UR E26 Protect Goal - Remote Access + Wireless + Physical Security + Boundary Protection
  • IACS-UR-E26-Respond-Recover-IncidentResponse-Recovery-Backup-Lessons IACS UR E26 Respond + Recover Goals - Incident Response + Communication + Recovery + Backup + Lessons Learned
  • IACS-UR-E27-Logging-Forensics-EventCapture IACS UR E27 - Equipment Logging + Forensic Readiness + Event Capture + Tamper Detection

India DPDP Act · 5 controls

  • AUPRV-1 APP 1 Open and Transparent Management + Privacy Management Framework
  • AUPRV-4 APP 10-11 Quality, Security of Personal Information
  • AUPRV-6 Sensitive Information, PIA, Privacy by Design, Children
  • AUPRV-7 Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme, Incident Response
  • AUPRV-8 OAIC Cooperation, Vendor Management, Training, Complaints, Enforcement
  • ASD37-17 TLS encryption between email servers (Limited)
  • ASD37-27 Outbound data loss prevention (Very Good)
  • ASD37-31 Hunt to discover incidents (Very Good)
  • ASD37-33 Capture network traffic (Limited)
  • AZ-DPA-12 Article 13 - Cross-border transfer
  • AZ-DPA-14 Article 16 - Liability for violations
  • AZ-DPA-15 Article 17 - Dispute resolution
  • AZ-DPA-6 Article 6 - State regulation in personal data protection
  • DIQ-2 Data Quality Management
  • DIQ-3 Metadata Management
  • DSO-2 Data Security
  • DSO-3 Data Access Management

ISO/IEC 27010:2015 · 4 controls

  • 27010-10.1 Cryptographic Protection
  • 27010-16.1 Continuity of Sharing
  • 27010-9.1 Access Control to Shared Information
  • 27010-9.2 Authentication of Sources

OWASP ASVS · 4 controls

  • DSOMM-1 Culture, Organization, Education, and Governance
  • DSOMM-2 Implementation Practices, Secure Coding, and Threat Modelling
  • DSOMM-3 Build, Deployment, Infrastructure Hardening, and Secrets Management
  • DSOMM-4 Test and Verification - SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, Penetration Testing

OWASP Top 10:2025 · 4 controls

  • OWASPTOP10-1 A01:2025 Broken Access Control
  • OWASPTOP10-2 A02:2025 Cryptographic Failures and Secret Management
  • OWASPTOP10-4 A04:2025 Insecure Design and Business Logic (incl. A11 API Abuse)
  • OWASPTOP10-9 A09:2025 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
  • PAKPDPB-5 Security of Processing and Personal Data Breach Notification
  • PAKPDPB-6 Cross-Border Transfer and Data Localization
  • PAKPDPB-7 NCPDP, Registration, Records, Processor Contracts, DPO
  • PAKPDPB-8 Enforcement, Penalties, Complaints, Retention, Training
  • AL-DPA-12 International Data Transfers
  • AL-DPA-14 Direct Marketing
  • AL-DPA-7 Right of Access
  • APP-1 APP 1 - Open and transparent management of personal information
  • APP-3 APP 3 - Collection of solicited personal information
  • APP-5 APP 5 - Notification of the collection of personal information
  • LOPDP-EC-Cross-Border-Transfers-Articles-59-65-Adequacy-SCC-BCR-EU-Schrems-LatAm-CBPR-Andean-Community Ecuador LOPDP Cross-Border + Articles 59-65 + Adequacy + Andean Community + LatAm
  • LOPDP-EC-Governance-DPO-ROPA-DPIA-Privacy-by-Design-Training-Articles-46-58-Compliance-Monitoring Ecuador LOPDP Governance + DPO + ROPA + DPIA + Privacy by Design + Training
  • LOPDP-EC-Security-Processor-Breach-Notification-Articles-37-45-Encryption-72-Hour-SPDP-Notification-CSIRT Ecuador LOPDP Security + Processor + Breach Notification + Articles 37-45 + 72-Hour
  • CJIS-17 Risk Assessment
  • CJIS-8 Media Protection
  • CJIS-9 System and Communications Protection
  • CAT-D3-1 Preventative controls
  • CAT-D4-3 Third-party access controls
  • CAT-D5-1 Incident planning and strategy

FedRAMP Rev 5 · 3 controls

  • FEDRAMP-SC-13 Cryptographic Protection
  • FEDRAMP-SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
  • FEDRAMP-SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
  • HKMA-CRAF-Domain1-2-Governance-Identification HKMA C-RAF Domain 1 (Governance) + Domain 2 (Identification) - Cyber Strategy, Risk Management, Asset Management, Threat Assessment
  • HKMA-CRAF-Domain3-4-Protection-Detection HKMA C-RAF Domain 3 (Protection) + Domain 4 (Detection) - Access, Data, Infrastructure, Application, Monitoring, Testing, Threat Intel
  • HKMA-CRAF-Domain5-6-Response-Recovery-SitAwareness HKMA C-RAF Domain 5 (Response and Recovery) + Domain 6 (Situational Awareness) - Incident Response, Recovery, Threat Landscape, Information Sharing

ISO/IEC 23837:2023 · 3 controls

  • 23837-1.2 Normative references
  • 23837-1.5.2 Cryptographic module requirements
  • 23837-1.5.3 Network device testing requirements
  • 27557-3 Terms and definitions
  • 27557-4.3 Individual impact consideration
  • 27557-6.3 Privacy risk assessment

ISO/IEC 29100:2024 · 3 controls

  • 29100-6.10 Information security
  • 29100-6.5 Use, retention and disclosure limitation
  • 29100-6.9 Accountability

ISO/IEC 29134:2023 · 3 controls

  • 29134-1 Scope
  • 29134-3 Terms and definitions
  • 29134-9.1 PIA report structure
  • ItalyCodice-Garante-Enforcement-AdministrativeSanctions-Criminal-Art166-167-170-20MEUR-Coord-EDPB Italy Codice Garante Authority + Article 140-bis + Article 144 Complaints + Article 166 Administrative Sanctions up to EUR 20M/4% + Article 167 Criminal Offences + Article 170 Failure to Comply with Garante Orders + EDPB Coordination
  • ItalyCodice-SpecialCategories-Health-Workplace-Education-ScientificResearch-HistoricalResearch-Art75-92-96-99-101 Italy Codice Special Categories + Article 75 Administrative Fines + Article 92 Medical Records + Article 96 Education + Article 99 Scientific Research + Article 101 Historical Research + Workplace Privacy + Worker Monitoring Article 4 Workers Statute
  • ItalyCodice-ePrivacy-Cookies-ElectronicCommunications-Telemarketing-PublicOpposition-TrafficDataRetention-Art121-122-130-132 Italy Codice ePrivacy - Article 121 Electronic Communications + Article 122 Cookies and Tracking + Article 130 Unsolicited Direct Marketing + Article 132 Traffic Data Retention + Italian Public Opposition Register (Registro delle Opposizioni)
  • DOM172-Lawful-Basis-Consent-Notice-Information-Duty-Articles-4-12-Quality-Principle-Purpose-Limitation-Minimisation Dominican Republic Law 172-13 Lawful Basis + Consent + Notice + Information Duty + Articles 4-12
  • DOM172-Security-Measures-Article-25-Encryption-Pseudonymization-Access-Control-Incident-Handling-Breach-Notification-Article-22 Dominican Republic Law 172-13 Security Measures + Article 25 + Encryption + Breach Notification
  • DOM172-Supervisory-Authority-Cooperation-Sanctions-Penalties-Articles-77-79-Awareness-Training-Retention-DPO-Designation Dominican Republic Law 172-13 Supervisory Authority + Sanctions + Articles 77-79 + DPO + Awareness
  • PSPF24-1 Security Culture, Governance, Risk Management
  • PSPF24-2 Information Security, Cybersecurity Maturity, Essential Eight
  • PSPF24-4 Physical Security
  • D.1 Incident Response Planning
  • D.2 Incident Reporting
  • UKDEFSTD-1 Cyber Defence Cyber Risk Profile (CRP)
  • CPSC-CS.2 Authentication and Access Controls
  • CPSC-CS.3 Data Protection for Safety Systems
  • CPSC-RA.3 Lifecycle Risk Assessment
  • CPS230-11 Identification, Assessment and Management of Operational Risk
  • CPS230-13 Board Accountability for Operational Risk Management

APRA CPS 234 · 2 controls

  • CPS234-21 Implementation of Information Security Controls
  • CPS234-25 Internal Audit Review of Information Security Controls
  • 4.3.1 Risk Assessment and Impact Analysis
  • 4.4.7 Emergency and Incident Response
  • CA-10 Selects and Develops Control Activities
  • CA-12 Deploys Through Policies and Procedures
  • FDBR-ControllerObligations-DPA-Notice Controller + Processor Obligations + Data Protection Assessments (Fla. Stat. 501.707, 501.708, 501.71, 501.711)
  • FDBR-SensitiveData-Children-VoiceFacial Sensitive Data, Children's Privacy and Voice/Facial Recognition (Fla. Stat. 501.711, 501.1735)
  • 62351-8 Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • 62351-9 Cyber security key management

ISO/IEC 30111:2019 · 2 controls

  • 30111-3 Terms and definitions
  • 30111-5.2 Vulnerability handling team
  • OWASPAPI-1 Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) and BFLA
  • OWASPAPI-6 Security Misconfiguration and Secure API Design
  • ASTWO-1 Audit Planning, Scaling, Risk Assessment, and Integration
  • ASTWO-3 Entity-Level Controls and Period-End Financial Reporting Process
  • RUSPD-1 Scope, Definitions, Principles under 152-FZ
  • RUSPD-4 Special Categories, Biometric Data
  • 2.4.4 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment
  • 2.7.2 Food Fraud Plan

South Korea PIPA · 2 controls

  • PIPA-CPO-DPO-Privacy-Officer-PIA-Personal-Information-Impact-Assessment-Articles-31-33 Korea PIPA CPO + DPO + Privacy Officer + PIA + Personal Information Impact Assessment + Articles 31-33
  • PIPA-Pseudonymisation-Article-28-2-3-Enforcement-PIPC-Investigation-Surcharges-3-Percent-Revenue-Article64-2 Korea PIPA Pseudonymisation + Article 28-2 + Enforcement + PIPC + Surcharges 3% + Article 63 + 64-2
  • CRM-1 AML/CFT Compliance
  • CRM-4 Business Risk Assessment
  • CYB-5 Cyber Incident Response Plan
  • USMTSA-2 Cybersecurity Assessment and CSO Designation
  • USMCADIGITAL-1 Cross-Border Data Flows and Localisation
  • USMCADIGITAL-2 Personal Information Protection and Consumer Protection
  • VERMONTAICDA-3 Bias Testing, Discrimination Prevention, Transparency
  • VERMONTAICDA-4 Vermont AG Enforcement and Cure
  • VIETNAMCYBER-2 Prohibited Acts (Access, Interception, Forgery, Content)
  • VIETNAMCYBER-4 Incident Reporting and Cooperation
  • AMLCTF-PartA-RiskAssess ML/TF Risk Assessment
  • DS-2 Ensure software supply chain security
  • CA-ITSG33-SC-01 Security Control Catalogue
  • CTDPA-1 Definitions
  • CBPR-9-APEC-Privacy-Principles Global CBPR Forum: 9 APEC Privacy Principles (Notice + Collection + Uses + Choice + Integrity + Security + Access + Accountability + Preventing Harm)
  • ICAO-ANX17-Chap4-AccessControl-AirsideRestricted-Personnel-Background ICAO Annex 17 Chapter 4 - Access Control + Airside + Security Restricted Area + Personnel Background Checks + Vetting

ISO/IEC 27031:2011 · 1 control

  • 27031-7.2 Resource Requirements
  • 29115-7.4 Level of Assurance 4 (LoA4)

ISO/IEC 29147:2018 · 1 control

  • 29147-5.11 Researcher Safe Harbour and Legal Posture
  • RBI-AA-ConsentArchitecture-ConsentArtefact-ExplicitConsent-PurposeLimitation-CustomerDashboard-ORS-CMP RBI AA Consent Architecture - Consent Artefact + Explicit Customer Consent + Purpose Limitation + Customer Consent Dashboard + Online Revocation Service + Consent Management Provider

MITRE D3FEND · 1 control

  • NISTSP34-3 Preventive Controls and Recovery Strategies: Backup, Alternate Sites, Equipment
  • EHDS-HOLD-3 Dataset Descriptions and Catalogues
  • RIDTPPA-2 Consumer Rights (Access, Correction, Deletion, Portability, Opt-Out)
  • AIGF-1.3 Data Management
  • SGCYBER-1 Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) Designation and Registration
  • TEFCAREC-1 Common Agreement Conformance and Onboarding
  • USSDWA-2 Cybersecurity Practices (Assessment, Access, Network, IR)

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