Glossary of terms

Abbreviation

Full name

3PL
Third-party logistics
ACG
Association of Corporate Growth
AI
Artificial intelligence
AI/ML
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AIOps
Artificial intelligence for IT operations
AML
Anti-money laundering
API
Application programming interface
AUP
Agreed-upon procedures
BREEAM
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
BSA
Bank Secrecy Act
CAE
Chief audit executive
CAMS
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
CCPA
California Consumer Privacy Act
CDD
Customer due diligence
CEH
Certified ethical hacker
CEO
Chief executive officer
CFE
Certified Fraud Examiner
CFO
Chief financial officer
CI/CD
Continuous integration and deployment
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CIS
Center for internet security
CISA
Certified information systems auditor
CISM
Critical incident stress management
CISSP
Certified information systems security professional
CMMC RP
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certified Registered Professional
COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COs
Control objectives
CPA
Certified Public Accountant
CRISC
Certified Risk and Information Systems Control
CRM
Customer relationship management
CRMA
Certified in Risk Management Assurance
CRS
Corporate social responsibility
CSF
Cybersecurity Framework
DOL
Department of labor
DevSecOps
Software development methodology
EBIDTA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
EDR
Endpoint detection and response
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERISA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ERP
Enterprise resource planning
ESG
Environmental, social, and governance
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FATCA
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FDA
Forensics data & analytics
FIRPTA
Foreign investment in real property tax
FP&A
Financial Planning and Analysis
GAAP
Generally accepted accounting principles
GAAS
Generally accepted auditing standards
GANs
Generative adversarial networks
GDPR
General data protection regulation
GHG
Greenhouse gas
GIAS
Global internal audit standards
GRC
Governance, risk, and compliance
GenAI
Generative artificial intelligence
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HR
Human resources
IA
Internal audit
ICFR
Internal control over financial reporting
IFRS
International financial reporting standards
IIA
Institute of Internal Auditors
IPC
Information produced by companies
IPO
Initial public offering
IRP
Incident response plan
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
ISACA
Information Systems Audit and Control Association
IT
Information technology
ITGC
IT general controls
IoT
Internet of things
JIT
Just-in-time
KPI
Key performance indicator
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
M&A
Mergers and acquisitions
MDR
Managed detection and response
MTTD
Mean time to detect
MTTR
Mean time to respond
NCAs
National Competent Authorities
NIS2
Network and information security 2
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLP
Natural language processing
NPCI
National Payments Corporation of India
OEMs
Original equipment manufacturers
OFAC
Office of Foreign Assets Control
P&L
Profit and loss
PCAOB
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PCI-DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
PE
Private equity
PFEP
Plan for every part
PMO
Program and project management office
QAIP
Quality assessment improvement program
QC
Quality control
QofE
Quality of earnings
R&D
Research and development
REITs
Real Estate Investment Trusts
RPA
Robotics process automation
RTP
Real-time payments
SALT
State and Local Tax
SAR
Suspicious activity report
SDGs
Sustainable development goals
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