Build a Security Compliance Program | Info-Tech Research Group

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.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

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.

Impact and Result

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.
This blueprint can help you comply with NIST, ISO, CMMC, SOC2, PCI, CIS, and other cybersecurity and data protection requirements.

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$10,960

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Get the help you need in this 5-phase advisory process. You'll receive 9 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Establish program

Call 1: Scope requirements, objectives, and your specific challenges.

Guided Implementation 2: Identify obligations

Call 1: Establish framework and roles.
Call 2: Identify operational environments.

Guided Implementation 3: Implement compliance strategy

Call 1: Identify compliance obligations and conformance levels.
Call 2: Map obligations into control framework.

Guided Implementation 4: Verify

Call 1: Review policies and strategy.
Call 2: Develop test scripts.

Guided Implementation 5: Track and report

Call 1: Track status and exceptions.
Call 2: Report on program status.

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Search Code: 95780
Last Revised: August 23, 2022

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