Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Data Protection Day
On January 28th every year, Data Protection Day takes place to remind us of the importance of protecting our data and following best practices. It was created in 2006 by the Council of Europe as an effort to increase respect for private lives and personal data, in accordance with data security standards such as the European Union’s GDPR.Â
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The HITECH Act: For Health IT, Quality Care and Safety
Data breaches are a real problem in the healthcare industry. The HITECH Act was introduced in 2009 in the United States to strengthen HIPAA’s privacy and access goals even as it encouraged the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). HIPAA, introduced more than a decade ago in 1996, wasn’t written with the explosion of Internet…
Risk Mitigation Strategies: Minimizing Business Threats
June 2017. One of the world’s largest container shipping companies, Maersk, was hit by malware that made 1200 applications inaccessible, destroyed 49000 laptops, and impacted 3500 servers. The shipping line was at a standstill. This incident highlighted the critical importance of risk mitigation strategies in minimizing damage and restoring operations swiftly. This was short-lived, however….
An In-Depth Guide to ISO 27017
A recent study by Gartner states that the total end-user spending on public cloud services was estimated to reach $591.8 billion by the end of 2023—a 20.7% surge over the last year. As the cloud computing landscape flourishes with new innovations, companies are increasing their investment in such technologies. However, with widescale implementation also comes…
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