Data Protection Glossary

Term: Control Testing and Assurance Definition: Control Testing and Assurance is regular verification that controls are implemented and operating …

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Data Backup

Term: Data Backup Definition: Data Backup is creating copies of data to enable restoration after deletion, corruption, ransomware, or operational …

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Data Classification

Term: Data Classification Definition: Data Classification is a scheme for labeling data by sensitivity (e.g., public, internal, confidential, …

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Data Integrity Controls

Term: Data Integrity Controls Definition: Data Integrity Controls is mechanisms (hashing, checksums, validation, access controls) that prevent or …

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Term: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Definition: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is controls that detect and prevent sensitive data from leaving approved …

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Disaster Recovery (DR)

Term: Disaster Recovery (DR) Definition: Disaster Recovery (DR) is the strategy and processes for restoring services and data after major disruptions, …

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Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Term: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Definition: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is testing running applications to identify …

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Encryption At Rest

Term: Encryption at Rest Definition: Encryption at Rest is cryptographic protection of stored data on disks, databases, and object stores to reduce …

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Encryption In Transit

Term: Encryption in Transit Definition: Encryption in Transit is cryptographic protection of data moving across networks (e.g., TLS) to reduce …

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Forensic Readiness

Term: Forensic Readiness Definition: Forensic Readiness is preparing systems and processes to preserve evidence and support investigations without …

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