Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Information Asset
An information asset is a body of data defined and managed as a single entity so that it can be understood, protected, shared, and utilized effectively and have manageable and recognizable value, content, risk, and lifecycles.
Additional reading
Vanta vs OneTrust: Features, Use Cases, & What Your Business Needs in 2026
TL;DR IBM reports that the average cost of a data breach increased to $4.9 million, marking a 10% year-over-year rise. Data breaches are becoming common. And companies are paying the price. With such a pressing necessity, CTOs and CISOs look for solutions to help them get compliant. Vanta and OneTrust are names that come up…
How to Conduct a Cloud Security Assessment the Right Way
While 39% of organizations experienced a cloud data breach the previous year, 75% continued to host more than 40% of sensitive data on the cloud. As a CISO, you are always at the forefront of the battle between hosting data on the cloud and safeguarding data. The cloud has become the foundation of modern IT…
SOC 2 Framework: Your Key To Achieving Cybersecurity Excellence
TL;DR SOC 2 helps service organizations prove they protect customer data by meeting the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria. The five Trust Services Criteria, Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy, define the control areas auditors evaluate. SOC 2 Type I assesses control design at a point in time, while Type II verifies control effectiveness over…
Sprinto: Your growth superpower
Use Sprinto to centralize security compliance management – so nothing
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