Acronyms and common terms
Term | Expanded term | Meaning |
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ASSET | Asset of Value | An Information Asset, which could be physical or electronic, is something that has value to your company and potentially others (could include staff) |
CONTROL | Control or variable | A control is a variable that can influence the behaviour of an action within the course of events. |
CONTROL FAMILY | Control Family | Collection of controls related to either the same broad subject or behaviour pattern |
CONTROL FRAMEWORK | Control Framework | A set of policies', guidelines and best practices structured in a way that the controls can easily measured and translated |
ISMS | Information Security Management System | A Framework of policies and controls that manage security and risks systematically across your entire enterprise |
JML | Joiners, Movers and Leavers | Process of how to manage the movement and leaving of staff to a company along with their access permissions |