Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Hybrid Entity
A legal entity that carries out both covered as well as non-covered functions may designate itself as a hybrid Entity under HIPAA and may choose not to apply the Privacy Rule to its non-healthcare components, whereas all covered healthcare components must be in compliance with HIPAA, and the covered entity retains security compliances, oversight, and enforcement obligations.
Additional reading
Why Does Your Existing TPRM Stack Need to Evolve?
Third-party risk management has always been one of the hardest mandates in GRC. But if you’re running a TPRM program today, the pressure is more acute than ever. Maybe you’re still on spreadsheets and know it’s not sustainable. Maybe you invested in a platform that promised to fix things, but somehow made the work heavier….
What Is Cybersecurity and Why It Matters Today
TL,DR: Cybersecurity protects systems, networks, and data from malware, phishing, DDoS, and unauthorized access. The article explains why attacks target data, extortion, operations, reputation, and competitive advantage. You’ll also see benefits across privacy, productivity, remote work, compliance, and customer trust. In the age of the internet, organizations are heavily relying on IT infrastructure to keep…
The rise of social engineering attacks and how to beat them
TL,DR: 90% of phishing attacks incorporate social engineering (Microsoft), and 95% of security breaches stem from human error. Instead of hacking systems, attackers manipulate people by exploiting trust, authority, urgency, and reciprocity Common techniques include impersonating authority figures (CEO fraud), creating artificial urgency to bypass critical thinking, offering fake favors to solicit sensitive information (reciprocity),…
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