Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Visa Information System
VIS is a central database with facial images and fingerprints (biometrics) of individuals applying for a limited-stay visa within the Schengen Area. Member States’ consular offices use these systems around the world and enable authorities to exchange visa information for limited-term stays in the Schengen countries.
Additional reading
NIST 800-171 Checklist: Fastrack Your NIST Compliance
NIST 800-171, or NIST SP 800-171, is a guideline issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for non-federal entities. It outlines rules for securely handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), covering storage, processing, and transmission. If your organization does business with the U.S. DoD, you must be NIST 800-171 compliant. It is designed…
What Is the HIPAA Minimum Necessary Rule?
Much of the administrative simplification rule of HIPAA focuses on preventing unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI). A good practice that helps to protect PHI is applying the HIPAA minimum necessary rule standard. This article details what this rule entails, how it works, cases where it is not applicable, and what happens when you…
GRC Integrations: Connecting Compliance and Risk Across Your Tech Stack
GRC integrations are crucial to better managing risk. Let’s look at it this way: What percentage of your audit prep time is spent proving things you already know are true versus discovering things that might be false? If you’re like most companies, it’s 90% proving and 10% discovering. You know MFA is enforced. You know…
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