Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
AOV
Assessors and/or labs can certify the findings of an assessment on the Attestation of Validation (AOV) form, which are then included in the relevant Report on Validation.
Additional reading
A Starter’s Guide To Strategic Risk Management
James Lam Associates, a consulting firm for risk management that works closely with CISOs, CROs, CFOs, and CEOs, conducted a study on the principal reason organizations suffer financial distress. The research found that 61% of incidents were due to strategic risks, 30% to operational risks, and 9% to financial risks. In spite of such high…
Cybersecurity Readiness Assessment: The First Move Toward Proactive Defense
The 2024 CISCO cyber readiness index revealed that only 3% of organizations worldwide have the security maturity and readiness to be resilient against emerging risks. However, strangely, 80% of organizations feel moderately to highly confident in their readiness capabilities. The report highlights how organizations today are ‘underprepared’ and ‘overconfident’ regarding cyber readiness. But honestly, tell…
How to Comply with the HIPAA Minimum Necessary Rule
Much of the administrative simplification rule of HIPAA focuses on preventing unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI). A good practice that helps to protect PHI is applying the HIPAA minimum necessary rule standard. This article details what this rule entails, how it works, cases where it is not applicable, and what happens when you…

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