Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
ISMS
ISMS or information security management system (ISMS) is a set of procedures and policies for systematically managing an enterprise’s sensitive information. The goal of an ISMS is to detect and minimize the risk while ensuring business continuity by proactively countering the impact of a security breach.
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