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Learn practical security and compliance lessons for Rails applications through the lens of HIPAA, PCI, SOC2, and FedRAMP standards in this 33-minute conference talk from XO Ruby New Orleans 2025. Discover why medical and financial security compliance standards are so strict and understand the value that SOC2 certification brings to organizations. Explore how complying with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) can improve software quality and why Rails developers should care about these compliance frameworks. Gain insights from a decade of experience working in education, healthcare, and government environments that require strict certification and compliance tracking. Understand how Rails provides numerous built-in tools for data protection, and learn to leverage the broader open source ecosystem to safeguard user data effectively. Master the implementation of security best practices that protect user data as if it were your own, recognizing that developers are uniquely positioned to implement these standards even when not legally required to do so.
