Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Administrative Safeguards
Administrative Safeguards are actions, policies, and procedures to manage the development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect PHI. It guides covered entities to be compliant with the HIPAA security rule.
In order to comply with Administrative Safeguards, one must evaluate their existing security controls, accurately analyze risks to the systems, and evaluate documented solutions derived from factors unique to them.
Additional reading
Article 28 of GDPR: The Essentials for Data Processors
Article 28 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) discusses the written contract between a controller and a processor (or a sub-processor). This contract legally allows processors to process personal data on behalf of the Controller. This contract is also known as a Data Processing Agreement (DPA). Here’s an example of a standard DPA and the information…
Why NIST-Inspired Policies Are Key to Organizational Success
In April 2013, NIST released its updated catalog of security and privacy controls in Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4. This massive document, often described as the “encyclopedia” for federal information security, details hundreds of requirements, categorized into 17 distinct families like access control, incident response, and physical security. For organizations going through FISMA compliance or…
How to Implement the COSO Framework for Stronger Internal Controls?
“Most of the time, security is about discipline and processes around crucial activities—like how you onboard or offboard employees or push code to production,” says Girish Redekar, co-founder at Sprinto, while highlighting a fundamental truth about building resilience. A set of structured processes and disciplined execution is the key to weaving a strong security fabric…
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