# Ongoing Assurance

> The ability to demonstrate continuously that controls remain effective, rather than only at audit time.

Record: `lexicon:ongoing-assurance`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-ongoing-assurance

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Integrity](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/integrity.md) and before [Perimeterless Security](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/perimeterless-security.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Enabled by

- [Continuous Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/continuous-compliance.md)

## Linked from

- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)