Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Audit Log/ Audit Trail
An audit log is an essential record of system activities that records the chronological sequence from the initiation to the completion of a transaction. It should be precise enough to provide all the information necessary for troubleshooting and understanding how events transpired.
Additional reading
What is Incident Response Software: How to Choose one?
Oct 2021: a printer in a hospital in Tokushima, Japan, started printing out papers on its own after their systems were compromised by ransomware. Attackers demanded money in exchange for decrypting the encrypted patient data of 85,000 patients. They recovered eventually but could have avoided the situation had they deployed incident response software. The security…
ISO 27000 Series of Standards – Complete Guide
TL;DR The ISO 27000 series of standards provides a framework for establishing, implementing, and maintaining information security best practices.If you’re wondering where to start:– Use ISO 27017 / 27018 if cloud and data privacy matter heavily– Start with ISO 27001 if you want certification– Use ISO 27002 for control guidance– Use ISO 27005 for risk…
GDPR Article 9 for Special Data and Exceptions
TL,DR: GDPR Article 9 defines special category data including racial origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, genetic data, biometric data, health data, and sexual orientation. Processing is prohibited by default Organizations can process this data only when meeting one of 10 legal conditions including explicit consent, employment law obligations, vital interests, legal claims, or public health…
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