Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
PCI SSC
PCI SSC is the acronym for Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. The council was created by the collective efforts of American Express, JCB International, Master Card, Visa Inc, and Discover Financial Services on Sep 7th, 2006.
The primary purpose of PCI SSC was to manage the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) as it was evolving lightning fast and cybercrime was taking new angles.
Additional reading
How To Prepare For SOC 2 Audit in 2026
Here’s a familiar situation—a customer tells you that you need to pass a SOC 2 audit to close the deal and immediately your mind races. Where do you start? What kind of evidence do you gather? How do you create a report that the auditors can use to assess your security protocols? We’ve all been…
CCPA Compliance Requirements: A Detailed Guide to California’s Data Privacy Law
GDPR was the first compliance law that mandated businesses to adopt processes and policies that aimed to protect the rights of users and ensure the integrity of their personal data. After GDPR, California’s CCPA was able to mandate businesses to adhere to its privacy law at scale. CCPA – California Consumer Privacy Act is a…
Secureframe Vs Vanta: In Depth Analysis of Ten Key Differences
Secureframe and Vanta are two of the most familiar names in compliance automation, but they are not solving exactly the same long-term problem. This comparison looks at how they stack up on the features buyers care about most, and why some teams end up seeking a third option once recurring audits, framework overlap, and evidence…
Sprinto: Your growth superpower
Use Sprinto to centralize security compliance management – so nothing
gets in the way of your moving up and winning big.
