Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Joint Supervisory Authorities
Joint Supervisory Authorities is a model that organizes data protection supervision of large IT databases based in Europe and some agencies in the field of law enforcement and national data protection authorities. They inspect CIS databases, provide advice, and examine access requests.
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DORA in a Global Cybersecurity Landscape: The impact on the US and beyond
Think DORA only impacts businesses in the EU? Think again. The Digital Operational Resilience Act is here to push the boundaries of cyber resilience across the financial sector of the globe. From crypto exchanges, payment gateways, and insurance companies, businesses operating in the realm of financial services—especially those with a footprint in the EU—need to…
How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance for Software?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US federal law that mandates healthcare organizations, including their vendors, with access to PHI to implement standard best practices to protect patient data (such as medical records) and other personal health information. This law extends to cloud-hosted tech firms that use software applications to process…
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…

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