Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Data Recovery
Data recovery is the method of restoring data that has been lost, corrupted, accidentally deleted, or made inaccessible. In enterprise I.T., data recovery typically refers to the restoration of data to a desktop, server, laptop, or external storage system from an existing backup.
Additional reading
What Is IT Governance & How Does It Help?
TL,DR: IT governance aligns technology decisions, investments, and operations with business goals and risk appetite. The article explains decision rights, accountability, measurement, cybersecurity, data management, and digital transformation oversight. Use it to connect IT controls with regulatory duties, business value, and long-term resilience. If you think you practice IT governance because you have policies, access…
Fisma vs FedRAMP Certification – Major Differences and Similarities
TL,DR: FISMA (2002) sets IT security standards for federal agencies and contractors with one-to-one authorization per agency. FedRAMP (2011) standardizes cloud security with one-to-many authorization covering all agencies FISMA requires system inventory, risk assessments, security plans, control implementation, ongoing monitoring, and annual OMB reviews. FedRAMP requires independent 3PAO assessment and continuous monitoring of cloud services…
SOC 2 Controls: Complete List, Examples, and Requirements for Compliance
TL;DR SOC 2 has no universal controls checklist: organizations design their own to meet the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria, with Security mandatory and Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, and Privacy added as needed. The Security category includes nine common criteria: control environment, risk assessment, monitoring, logical access (MFA, RBAC, password policies), physical access, change management, system…
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