Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Data Transfer
Data Transfer is an intentional sending or authenticating of some other party for the use of personal data, where neither sender nor the recipient is a data subject. At the same time, data transfer should not be confused with data collection.
Additional reading
Guide to Privacy Compliance [Examples, Challenges, & How to Comply]
TL,DR: Privacy compliance is adherence to data protection laws governing collection, processing, and management of sensitive data. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital paid $240,000 in HIPAA settlement for unauthorized PHI access Building a program follows 6 steps: identify applicable laws, conduct risk assessments, implement controls, enforce policies, train employees, and monitor systems continuously Applicability depends on…
Why HIPAA Is Important for Patients and Healthcare
TL,DR: HIPAA standardizes best practices for securing PHI and empowers patients with legal rights to control access to their health data. Originally enacted in 1996, it now covers privacy, security, and data disclosures Patients have 4 key rights: accessing medical records, requesting amendments, knowing who accessed their PHI, and filing complaints with HHS. Penalty tiers…
PCI DSS Audit: A Complete Guide + Downloadable Checklist
TL;DR Willie Sutton, the infamous twentieth-century U.S. criminal, was allegedly known to rob banks because “that’s where the money is.” In this digital age, organizations are exposed to financial fraud due to their lax security- leaving sensitive consumer data stolen and misused. To protect against this, PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) was…
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