Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Adequacy Decision
The EU made an adequacy decision which is a formal decision that recognizes that another country, sector, territory, or international company provides an equivalent level of protection for personal data, same as the EU does.
Additional reading
How to build a risk-aware culture in your organization?
Can people in your organization freely discuss what might go wrong without hesitation? Do you still think system-centric when you hear the words risk and security? Are your employees risk-avoidant or calculated risk-takers? The answers can be indicative of your organization’s risk culture. This culture is the sum of shared values, attitudes, and behavior that…
Understanding Penalties for HIPAA Non-Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide
HIPAA compliance penalties can range from monetary penalties to civil lawsuits to criminal charges. The monetary penalties range from $127 to $250,000 depending on the nature of the HIPAA violation. The HIPAA law enforces penalties on organizations processing PHI when instances of non-compliance are discovered. In this article, we talk about the types of penalties…
GDPR Violations: Major Fines and Key Lessons
Gone are the days when companies could simply implement a firewall, add privacy policies to their websites, implement basic authentication controls, and call it a day. Today, GDPR reigns supreme, and no one, not even Meta or Google, is off its radar. Over 247 fines have been issued in the last two years, with averages…
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