Politically Exposed Person A term mainly used in financial regulation which describes a person who is or has been in a prominent public function. Generally PEPs are considered at higher risk of potential involvement in bribery or corruption due the…
Minimum Viable Product A term often used in product design or software development which describes the minimum features and functionality a product or service needs to have in order to satisfy early adopters.
Role-based Access Control A method of managing logical access to applications or network services based on an individuals role within an organisation. This may be based on the department their work within, their seniority within a company or a combination…
Total Cost of Ownership An estimate of the direct and indirect costs of purchasing and operating an asset over its life time. Often used to promote the benefits of or Subscription products, rather than a capital outlay to acquire a…
Data Loss Prevention Software, Systems or Business Processes designed to minimise the threat of data leakage. Examples including policies applied to mail servers to detect and quarantine messages contain sensitive data.
Systems Development Life Cycle The process of designing, developing, Testing and Maintaining Software throughout its life cycle. This can also be incorporated in to a Secure Development Process.
Enterprise Risk Management A method of managing risk across a large/diverse organisation. ERM is often deployed as a management framework including a risk assessment, register and treatment plans, as well as identifying opportunities. Risks can address commercial, continuity, security, safety, quality, environmental and…
UI or GUI User Interface / Graphical User Interface The part of a system that users interacts with, user interfaces should be easy to use, intuitive and accessible. A user interface connects the human to the machine.
User Experience A discipline in design and software development focused on enhancing the user’s satisfaction with a product by making it intuitive to use, accessible and easy to interact with. UX designers will focus on the user facing parts of…
Mergers and Acquisitions M&A is an abbreviation for Mergers & Acquisitions, the process of companies joining together, or one entity being purchased by another. See also: Mergers & Acquisitions: Management System Continuity
