A cookie-cutter approach to compliance can leave organizations more exposed than ever before to potential security risks and controls failures.
Overwhelmed into Inaction
Compliance Challenge #8: Overwhelmed into Inaction
While it's important to understand the whole picture when it comes to your risk landscape and compliance requirements, some organizations become so overwhelmed by it all that they give up entirely, instead of making incremental improvements to their program and processes.
For example, if a company has gone through a series of failed compliance audits, it would be wise to focus attention on one area at a time, PCI for example. After they get it right, they can then move on to master the next area – instead of starting from the beginning all over again.