Acronyms and common terms

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Term

Expanded term

Meaning

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



Updated 25 Mar 2024
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