{"id":23094,"date":"2025-07-11T14:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/docs.nexcess.com\/?lw_help_doc=security\/security-compliance"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:27:26","slug":"security-compliance","status":"publish","type":"lw_help_doc","link":"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/docs.nexcess.com\/hosting\/security\/security-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security compliance is the process of adhering to established regulations and standards designed to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. 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