Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

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

Glossary Β» ISO 27001 Β» Corrective Action

Corrective Action

Corrective actions are methodical steps taken by an organization to close gaps, correct errors, or resolve other problems that have been found within the enterprise’s security program and for which the underlying or root cause has also been identified.

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