Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Data Restore
Data restore is the process of recovering backup data from secondary storage and restoring it to a new location or its original location. A restore is performed to move data to a new location or to return data that has been stolen, lost, or damaged to its original condition.
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GRC Controls: How to Build a Strong, Risk-Resilient Enterprise
GRC controls help an organization implement their strategic GRC goals. These controls include policies, procedures, practices, and technical safeguards. An organization uses GRC controls to manage its risks, enforce compliance requirements, and uphold good governance. They detect when something’s amiss (like a policy violation or emerging risk) and respond to keep the business stable. Without…
How to Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment to Stay Compliant?
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provides direction to healthcare entities to implement safeguards for the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (ePHI) and ensure HIPAA compliance. However, the first crucial step in this direction is to conduct a HIPAA risk assessment, which identifies critical risks and security loopholes. Risk assessment helps…
2025 Wrap-up: What’s New at Sprinto
2025 was a pivotal year in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) landscape. Last year, Compliance evolved from checklists to intelligent orchestration due to an unprecedented need for real-time risk visibility, automation, and strategic resilience. As regulatory complexity, cybersecurity threats, and ESG expectations surged in 2025, organizations turned to AI-native platforms for continuous compliance, evidence…
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