The vocabulary, in plain words
Every term carries what it is and why a practitioner cares. The second line is the part that makes it usable. Free at every tier, because vocabulary is the first barrier into this work and the wrong thing to charge for.
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The set of approved answers to recurring buyer security questions, each with its evidence, owner and review date.
Buyer questions repeat heavily. By the third questionnaire most have an approved answer and the work shifts from writing to reviewing.
Taught in TPR-260 · See also: Trust centre, Attestation
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A statement an organization makes about itself, sometimes signed by an officer, as distinct from a certification issued by an external body.
Its credibility rests entirely on the discipline behind it, and an unsupportable claim fails three ways: with buyers, insurers and regulators.
Taught in TRS-210 · See also: Trust centre, Answer library
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The buyer-facing page carrying certifications and their scope, subprocessors, architecture and policy summaries, with sensitive evidence behind a gate.
A well-built one removes a share of questionnaires and shortens the rest. A stale one is a public claim you are visibly not maintaining.
Taught in TRS-201 · See also: Attestation, Answer library
Maintained by the association. A term here is a summary; the course named beside it is where the practice is taught.