Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
PDCA Cycle
The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA/PDSA) cycle is a simple and effective approach with a continuous loop of planning, doing, checking (or studying), and acting, and it is generally used for testing improvement measures on a smaller scale before scaling procedures and working practices.
Additional reading
An Overview of ISO 27701,The Privacy Information Systems Standard
Bruce Schneier says, “Data is the pollution problem of the information age, and protecting privacy is the environmental challenge.” This quote double-clicks the importance of keeping data and privacy on the highest pedestal of protection. This is where the ISO 27701 certification comes in. ISO/IEC 27701:2019 serves as an essential tool for organizations. It is…
Compliance Framework: What It Is, Types, Examples & How to Implement One
TL;DR A compliance framework is a structured system of policies, controls, processes, and documentation that helps organizations meet regulatory, security, and customer requirements. Frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS differ in scope, rigor, and applicability, but share 60–90% control overlap, enabling efficient multi-framework adoption. Implementing a framework requires a clear…
Cybersecurity Readiness Assessment: The First Move Toward Proactive Defense
TL,DR: A cybersecurity readiness assessment evaluates an organization’s ability to anticipate, respond to, and recover from threats. The 2024 CISCO index found only 3% of organizations have resilient security maturity, while 80% feel confident The assessment covers 5 pillars: identity/access management, network/endpoint security, application security, data protection, and incident response readiness Steps include defining scope,…
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