Glossary

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a federal law designed to improve financial transparency and responsibility for U.S. public companies. It’s enactment in 2002 was prompted by several well-publicized accounting scandals. SOX established a number of standards for public companies to follow. From a data security perspective, two sections standout in providing high level guidance when it comes to understanding and implementing controls around financial data:

  • Section 302 – financial reporting requirements
  • Section 404 – internal controls reporting requirements

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Incident Response

Incident response (sometimes called data incident response) refers to an organization’s processes and technologies for detecting and responding to cyberthreats, security breaches or cyberattacks. A formal incident response plan enables cybersecurity teams to limit or prevent damage.Incident Response services are usually an addition to your organization’s Data Security Platform that manages any type of data through automated discovery, classification, risk assessment, and remediation capabilities.

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Sensitive Data Discovery and Classification

Sensitive data discovery and classification is a process used to identify and categorize sensitive or confidential information within an organization's digital assets.

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