Compliance
What is Compliance?
The state of conforming to laws, regulations, standards, or internal policies. In information security, compliance is typically demonstrated through audits, certifications, and continuous monitoring.
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Requirements naming compliance across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Comply at all times with all applicable tax reporting obligations and national, international and industry best practice, including the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act where applicable.
uae-virtual-asset-regulatory-authority-vara-regulations::CRM-II · Compliance and Risk Management Rulebook II: Tax reporting →Management develops, implements and monitors a process to measure IT compliance with the board-approved policies, supplementing internal and third-party audit with periodic self-assessments whose scope and frequency depend on the scale and track record of the...
ffiec-it-examination-handbook::MGT-III.D.4 · III.D.4 Policy Compliance (Management) →How the compliance policy is set and compliance objectives are established. It is rated on two dimensions, each against the five-level scale in 5.2. Policy and procedures with conduct and culture: level 1, no procedures;
iso-37302-2025::6.1.8 · Compliance policy and setting of objectives →Members of the compliance function should show the behaviour that supports a compliance culture: integrity and visible commitment to compliance; independence and freedom from conflicts of interest; the confidence to face tests and challenges;
iso-37303-2025::A.2.2.7 · Behaviour for supporting compliance culture →In line with this document, the organization shall set up, put in place, keep and continually improve a CMS, together with the processes it needs and how those processes interact;
iso-37301-2021::4.4 · Compliance management system →Ensure compliance with [Assignment: organization-defined registration requirements for functions, ports, protocols, and services].
NIST800-CM-7(3) · CM-7(3) Least Functionality | Registration Compliance →Questions people ask about compliance
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