Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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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.

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