Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Detective Controls
Detective controls are the primary components of a cybersecurity program in providing visibility into breaches, malicious activity, and attacks on an enterprise’s I.T. environment. These controls include continuous monitoring, logging of events, and alerting that facilitate effective I.T. management.
Additional reading
Compliance vs Risk Management: Key Differences & Similarities
TL,DR: Compliance follows defined laws, regulations, and standards; risk management prepares for potential threats. Compliance is narrower and requirement-led, while risk management covers wider business exposure. The article compares approach, outcomes, timeframe, risk tolerance, crisis management, and tool categories. A report by Bloomsberg states that companies are spending 6-10% of their revenue solely on compliance!…
What Constitutes a Good Third-Party Risk Management Policy?
In a recent Gartner survey, 84% of the respondents (who were risk committee members) claimed that third-party risk gaps highly disrupted their business operations. Any organization that relies on third-party vendors for critical business functions should develop and maintain an effective Third-Party Risk Management policy. A strong third-party management policy can go a long way…
A Guide to Achieving Continuous Compliance
TL,DR: Continuous compliance maintains an always-on approach to monitoring security practices against regulatory requirements, replacing periodic manual checks with automated surveillance of systems, applications, employees, and partners The Ponemon Institute reports that the cost of non-compliance is 2.71 times higher than the cost of compliance, broken down into business disruption, productivity losses, revenue losses, and…

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