Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Organizational (Security) Measures
Organizational and Technical security measures imply those measures aimed at protecting personal data against accidental loss, alteration, unlawful destruction, unauthorized access, or disclosure, in particular where the processing involves data over a network, in transit, and against all other unlawful forms of processing.
Additional reading
Deal Autopsy: How & Why Due Diligence Red Flags Quietly Kill Startup Transactions
TL,DR: Red-flag due diligence focuses on risks that can delay, reduce, or kill startup transactions. Common flags include disorganized records, legal disputes, weak cybersecurity, missing controls, and compliance gaps. Founders can reduce risk by preparing evidence, policies, controls, and ownership records early. Research suggests that nearly half of all deals collapse during due diligence, often because investors…
Meta and TikTok DSA Case: When Compliance on Paper Isn’t Enough
Meta and TikTok may face penalties of up to 6% of their global earnings for breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), but the real significance lies not in the amount, but in what triggered the penalties. In this instance, the regulator did not penalize legal non-compliance. They punished operational failure: controls that existed on…
SOX Controls: A Practical Guide
SOX compliance is rarely viewed as inspiring, but it should be. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, now more than 20 years old, has been reduced to a set of rules to follow. In reality, it’s a proven framework for building durable financial systems and long-term credibility. SOX is fundamentally about trust: the kind that guides investor decisions…
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