Build a Security Compliance Program

Reduce complexity to align multiple compliance regimes and reduce compliance cost.
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Major Business Pain Points

  • Most organizations spend between 25 and 40 percent of their security budget on compliance-related activities.
  • Despite this growing investment in compliance, only 28% of organizations believe that government regulations help them improve cybersecurity.
  • The cost of complying with cybersecurity and data protection requirements has risen to the point where 58% of companies see compliance costs as barriers to entering new markets.
  • However, recent reports suggest that while the costs of complying are higher, the costs of non-compliance are almost three times greater.
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Recommendations

Key Points

  • Test once, attest many. Having a control framework allows you to satisfy multiple compliance requirements by testing a single control.
  • Choose your own conformance adventure. Conformance levels allow your organization to make informed business decisions on how compliance resources will be allocated.
  • Put the horse before the cart. Take charge of your audit costs by preparing test scripts and evidence repositories in advance.

Approach

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  • Reduce complexity within the control environment by using a single framework to align multiple compliance regimes.
  • Provide senior management with a structured framework for making business decisions on allocating costs and efforts related to cybersecurity and data protection compliance obligations.
  • Reduces costs and efforts related to managing IT audits through planning and preparation.
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Methodology and Tools

Executive Brief

Read the concise Executive Brief to find out why you should manage your security compliance obligations and review the methodology.

  • Build a Security Compliance Program – Executive Brief
  • Build a Security Compliance Program – Phases 1-5
  • Security Compliance Process Template
  • Security Compliance Management Tool

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