Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Physical Safeguards
A wide range of physical security measures that prevent unauthorised access to covered entity’s physical assets and electronic information assets. This protection is ensured from both natural and environmental hazards or any kind of intentional encroachment. Examples include installing security cameras, fire safety systems, biometric access controls etc.
Additional reading
SOC 2 Exceptions: What They Mean & How to Handle Them
In Accenture’s 2024 Risk Study, 27% of risk leaders flagged compliance as an urgent concern, and 44% admitted to struggling with risk visibility before audits. One area where these challenges often come to light is during SOC 2 audits, where even minor gaps in risk management and controls can lead to exceptions. These exceptions refer…
Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure: Protecting Vital Assets
There’s a saying—if you can access something remotely, so can hackers. The increasing connectivity and convergence have, on one side, diminished physical perimeters, for the good. But they have also brought an increased influx of new threat classes. When it comes to critical infrastructure, though, the stakes are much higher—disruptions can impact essential services and…
Core ISO 27001 Principles for Information Security
As a cloud-hosted organization, is your data secure? Can you be sure of its safety at all times? Do your data protection controls and measures align with those of the global requirement? The answer isn’t as simple as a yes or no; it’s something much more complex. That is why implementing (International Organization for Standardization)…
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