Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
PCI DSS – Level 2
PCI DSS – Level 2 applies to merchants that process more than 1 million and less than 6 million card transactions annually. At this level of compliance, a merchant must adhere to the level 2 grade controls that include completing the self-assessment questionnaire and having an onsite audit.
Additional reading
Cyber Threat Intelligence: Understanding and Implementing Effective Strategies
TL,DR: Cyber threat intelligence is information gathered, processed, and analyzed to understand why threat actors attack, whom they target, and how they execute. It shifts organizations from reactive to proactive security postures Threat intelligence differs from threat data: data is a list of potential threats, while intelligence examines context to create narratives that guide decision-making…
Celebrating Data Privacy Week 2025
TL,DR: Data Privacy Week is an annual NCA campaign held in the last week of January (January 27 to 31 in 2025) with the 2025 theme “Take Control Of Your Data.” 85% of adults worldwide are concerned about data privacy The concept originated from Data Privacy Day on January 28, commemorating Convention 108 (1981), the…
Vanta vs Drata vs MetricStream: An Honest Comparison for the Right Buyer
Vanta, Drata, and MetricStream all show up on compliance platform shortlists. But they’re not built for the same buyer, and the gap is wider than most comparison articles admit. Vanta and Drata are compliance automation tools for SaaS companies. MetricStream is enterprise GRC software for global banks, pharmaceutical companies, and regulated industries where risk management is a department, not a side task. This guide is for the reader who genuinely needs to choose between them.
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