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How to answer data classification questions from enterprise buyers
Buyers ask what data you hold and how you classify it. Learn to define your data types, map handling rules to each, and answer without overclaiming.
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Are AI model providers subprocessors? How to answer on a questionnaire
If customer data reaches a hosted model, the provider is usually a subprocessor to list. Here is how to answer and what to check in the terms.
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How should plugins ask for consent before sending user data out?
Plugin data transmission needs clear disclosure and real choice. See what one browser's add-on policy requires and how to design consent in your product.
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How often should you review AI agent access?
Review AI agent access on a risk-based schedule, plus after any trigger event. A simple cadence, a review checklist, and what evidence to keep.
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How often should SSDF evidence be refreshed? A review cadence
NIST SSDF examples mention annual reviews and reviews after incidents. A cadence for policies, settings exports and release artifacts, by evidence type.
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How often must you scan for vulnerabilities under US financial rules?
Two US financial rules set different scan expectations: a six-month floor in one, a risk-based frequency in the other. How to read them without guessing.
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How long should you keep vulnerability scan records and change tickets?
No single period fits every program. How to set retention for scan exports, fix tickets and approvals, with one US state rule as an example.
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How long should you keep vulnerability exception records?
Keep exception records at least as long as your longest audit lookback and any contract or legal duty. Keep closed and denied items too. What to check.
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How long should you keep supplier SBOMs after a contract ends?
Keep supplier SBOMs while the software could still run in your environment, plus your records period. A practical retention approach, not legal advice.
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