Your glossary for risk and compliance
Helpful definitions of all of the terms you need to know to better manage risk and compliance.
Terms
AFSL Authorised Representative AICPA Annex A Controls ASIC Attestation of Compliance (AOC) Business Continuity Management Compliance Automation Software Compliance Risk Management Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) FedRAMP Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) GPDR HIPAA HITRUST Incident Management Information Security Management System (ISMS) ISMS Governing Body ISO 27001 Notifiable Data Breach OAIC Policy Management SOC 1 SOC 2 SOC 3 SOC Reports SOC Trust Services Criteria (TSC) SSAE 16 SSAE 18 Third Party Risk Management Vendor Assessment Vendor Management Policy Vendor Review Vulnerability Vulnerability Management
Compliance
Attestation of Compliance (AOC)
The Attestation of Compliance is the formal validation document used to demonstrate an entity’s compliance status to interested external parties (Banks, Acquirers, customers). The AOC can be signed off on by an Officer of the entity (for self-assessment) or a Qualified Security Assessor (for a Report on Compliance).