Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
SSAE16
SSAE 16, or the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16, is a set of guidelines and auditing standards published by the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. It provides guidance on how service companies can report on the compliance controls they have in place, and has been updated to redefine the standards for such reporting.
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How to Build an Effective Data Protection Strategy
Businesses today have their data distributed across the cloud, partner networks, data centers, and on-premise locations. This could include data of varying levels of sensitivity such as customer data, financial records, and other business essential information. Protecting such information requires a great deal of resources. Every company aims to minimize the heightened risks of potential…
Cybersecurity Incident Reporting: Why, When & How to Act Quickly
A recent study by IBM states that companies save more than $1 million by containing a breach within 30 days. And so, it is reasonable to assume that agility is of paramount importance in cybersecurity. In this regard, timely incident reporting is a key to rapid defence, equipping security leaders with crucial information to initiate…
60+ Cloud Security Statistics: Quick Facts for 2025
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