Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Deterrent Controls
Deterrent controls are administrative mechanisms (such as policies, standards, procedures, laws, guidelines, and regulations) that are used to advise the execution of security within an enterprise.
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