Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
XSS
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a security vulnerability which allows a cyber threat actor to inject malicious code into a web page viewed by other users to steal their sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions. The attacker exploits the vulnerabilities in the website’s code and then injects scripts that can be executed in the website users’ browsers. The cyber threat actors use XSS attacks to steal login credentials, credit card details, session tokens, and more to perform fraudulent activities.
Additional reading
Information Security Policy – Everything You Should Know
TL,DR: An information security policy lays the foundation for protecting an organization’s data assets by defining procedures, techniques, and technology for safeguarding confidentiality, integrity, and availability ISO 27001 requires the policy to have management buy-in and mandates that it be shared with all staff. Annex 5 of the standard sets the objectives and must-haves for…
SOX Controls: A Practical Guide
SOX compliance is rarely viewed as inspiring, but it should be. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, now more than 20 years old, has been reduced to a set of rules to follow. In reality, it’s a proven framework for building durable financial systems and long-term credibility. SOX is fundamentally about trust: the kind that guides investor decisions…
NIS2 Guidelines Broken Down: Non-Negotiable for EU
The risk of large-scale disruptions and data breaches has skyrocketed, exposing vulnerabilities in systems essential to our everyday lives. The NIS2 directive aims to strengthen cybersecurity frameworks and ensure organizations are better prepared to tackle these threats head-on. The Network and Information Systems (NIS) 2 Directive isn’t just another boring compliance checklist. It introduces significant…
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