Compliance Requirements — Complete Guides
Every major compliance framework broken down into plain-English requirements. Understand exactly what you need to implement, with links to the policies and templates that satisfy each requirement.
SOC 2 Type II
Complete guide to SOC 2 Type II requirements. Understand all Trust Services Criteria including Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy with plain-English explanations.
GDPR
Complete guide to GDPR requirements. Understand all key articles including lawfulness, consent, data subject rights, DPO, DPIA, and breach notification with plain-English explanations.
HIPAA
Complete guide to HIPAA requirements including the Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and Breach Notification Rule. Plain-English explanations of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards.
ISO 27001
Complete guide to ISO 27001 requirements and Annex A controls. Understand information security policies, organization, HR security, access control, cryptography, and more.
PCI DSS v4.0
Complete guide to all 12 PCI DSS v4.0 requirements. Understand cardholder data protection, network security, access control, monitoring, and security policies with plain-English explanations.
CCPA/CPRA
Complete guide to CCPA/CPRA requirements. Understand consumer rights, business obligations, service provider rules, and opt-out requirements with plain-English explanations.
NIST CSF 2.0
Complete guide to NIST CSF 2.0 requirements. Understand all 6 functions — Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover — with plain-English explanations of key subcategories.
ISO 42001
Complete guide to ISO 42001 requirements. Understand Clauses 4-10 and Annex A controls for AI governance, impact assessment, data quality, and lifecycle management with plain-English explanations.
NIS 2 Directive
Complete guide to NIS 2 Directive requirements. Understand Article 20 management accountability, Article 21 cybersecurity measures, and Article 23 incident reporting with plain-English explanations.
NIST SP 800-53
Guide to key NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 control families. Understand Access Control, Audit, Configuration Management, Incident Response, and other critical families with plain-English explanations.
SOC 2 Type I
Complete guide to SOC 2 Type I requirements. Understand Trust Services Criteria evaluated at a point in time including Security, Availability, Confidentiality, and Privacy criteria.
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