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IT Policy Compliance and Compliance Technologies

CHAPTER 15

MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE with laws and regulations in a complex IT environment is difficult. The vast array of regulations a company must comply with is constantly increasing and changing. Consider, too, that it’s not usual for different regulating agencies to issue conflicting rules. This means sometimes you have to manage to the intent of regulations as much as managing them to the letter. At the center of most regulations’ intent is data protection. Stop the flow of data, and just as quickly you will disrupt the delivery of products and services. If ...

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