Security Officer. Security officers monitor and protect properties from illegal activities in privately-owned or public areas. Generally, security officers patrol areas, answer phone calls, monitor people, and respond to emergency situations in hospitals, power plants, and retail stores.
A compliance audit is a comprehensive review of an organization's adherence to regulatory guidelines. Independent accounting, security or IT consultants evaluate the strength and thoroughness of compliance preparations.
compliance, n 1. in physiological terms, the degree of suppleness of a form. 2. in terms of medical practice, the extent to which a patient implements the prescribed remedy. The term. concordance has recently been suggested to replace. compliance, which has the connotation of forcing the patient to follow the regime.