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.
Additional reading
GRC Team: Roles, Responsibilities, and Roadmap to Build One in 2026
TL,DR: A GRC team becomes necessary when compliance work outgrows informal ownership and manual tracking. Core roles include CISO, GRC Lead, Risk Analyst, Compliance Officer, and Auditor. The guide maps team maturity from ad hoc compliance to integrated, AI-assisted risk governance. Around the 100 to 200 Full-Time Employees (FTE) mark, most mid-market SaaS companies start…
PCI Compliance for SaaS: A Strategic Guide to PCI DSS Compliance for SaaS Businesses
If you’re a founder, IT, or compliance leader in SaaS, you’ve likely faced the same dreaded moment: an enterprise prospect hits pause because you’re not PCI compliant yet. And suddenly, you’re knee-deep in checklists, unsure where SaaS fits into a retail-centric framework designed two decades ago. PCI is still absolutely critical for safeguarding payment data…
SOC 2 Compliant Data Centers – Quick Guide
TL,DR: SOC 2 data centers demonstrate effective controls across 5 Trust Service Criteria: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and customer data privacy Non-compliant data centers face legal penalties exceeding $1 million per violation, reputational damage from publicized breaches, and operational disruptions from regulatory enforcement SOC 2 Type I evaluates control design at a point in…
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