Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a team of IT security experts responsible for responding to cybersecurity incidents, vulnerabilities, and threats to mitigate them at the earliest. They identify, analyze, and respond to cyber incidents that could impact the security of the company’s critical systems.

They also perform vulnerability assessments and help organizations implement the best practices for cyber security and incident response. They also participate in research and development activities, such as developing new tools and techniques to identify and mitigate cyber threats.

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