Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Adware
Adware is a hazardous type of malicious software that, once installed, can be challenging to remove. These programs force computers to download and display ads on the user’s screen in a destructive way.
This software can be unknowingly installed by a person while visiting certain websites or downloading various files.
For example, at least 50% of credit card fraud happens because of spyware or adware online, which then goes on to collect your personal information.
Additional reading
CMMC Certification Cost: Breaking Down the Cost Components
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), developed by the U.S. Department of Defense details the cybersecurity requirements for contractors in the Defense Industrial Base. It is published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). If you are a defense contractor, you must protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) from a wide range of threats…
List of NIST access control requirements
Ensuring adequate security of information systems is a fundamental management responsibility for every organization. Every organization that deals with financial, safety, privacy, or defense implements some form of access (authorization) control. Although some systems grant complete access after successful authentication of the user, most systems nowadays require more sophisticated and complex control. In addition to…
HIPAA Compliance Checklist: The Ultimate Guide
Did you know healthcare is the second most targeted industry, with 20% of victims falling prey to cloud misconfiguration breaches? These high-profile cases are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to HIPAA violations. The Office of Civil Rights regularly issues fines for smaller breaches that fail to meet the HIPAA compliance checklist…
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