Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
PII
PII refers to Personally Identifiable Information or any information used to identify a person. SOC 2 requires businesses that handle sensitive data to implement appropriate controls to ensure PII’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Examples of PII in a SOC 2 report include names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, and financial information such as credit card numbers and bank account numbers.
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