Being compliant doesn’t mean your organization is secure
Published 1 year ago
While compliance is an essential aspect of organizational governance and risk management, it should be viewed as a baseline rather than the ultimate goal. Your Cybersecurity efforts need to go beyond compliance to provide comprehensive protection against a constantly changing threat landscape. With E-Panzer as your partner, your robust cybersecurity strategy will include compliance as well as all the other protocols you need to keep your business safe.
Let’s look at the difference between compliance and security
Compliance and security are related concepts, but they are not the same, and achieving compliance does not guarantee complete security. Here's why they differ:
Focus and Objectives:
● Compliance: Focuses on adhering to specific laws, regulations, standards, and policies relevant to an industry or organization. Compliance is often a set of guidelines that organizations must follow to meet legal or regulatory requirements.
● Security: Focuses on protecting systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, attacks, and breaches. The objective is to safeguard information assets and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.
Dynamic Nature of Security Threats:
● Compliance: Standards and regulations are often static and may not always keep pace with rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats. Compliance requirements may become outdated in the face of emerging risks.
● Security: Security measures need to adapt continuously to address new and evolving threats. It requires proactive measures, constant monitoring, and the ability to respond to emerging risks promptly.
Minimum Requirements vs. Comprehensive Protection:
● Compliance: Provides a baseline of minimum requirements that organizations must meet to avoid legal or regulatory penalties. It sets a standard for the "minimum acceptable level" of security.
● Security: Involves a broader and more comprehensive approach to protecting against a wide range of potential threats. It goes beyond the minimum requirements to implement best practices and measures tailored to the specific risks an organization faces.
Risk Management:
● Compliance: Often focuses on specific controls and measures outlined in regulations. It may not cover all potential risks or account for specific nuances of an organization's operations.
● Security: Involves a holistic risk management approach, where organizations assess their unique risks, implement controls accordingly, and continuously monitor and adapt to changes in the threat landscape.
Achieving Compliance vs. Sustaining Security:
● Compliance: Organizations may focus on meeting compliance requirements as a one-time effort, especially when facing audits. Achieving compliance does not guarantee ongoing security.
● Security: Requires ongoing efforts, continuous improvement, and a proactive stance. Security is a continuous process that involves regular risk assessments, updates to security measures, and employee training.
Having a robust cybersecurity strategy and plan with an integrated compliance protocol is essential for several reasons:
● Legal and Regulatory Compliance
● Avoiding Penalties
● Risk Mitigation
● Protecting Sensitive Data
● Confidentiality and Privacy: Building Trust and Reputation
● Customer and Stakeholder Trust
● Aligning with Best Practices
● Adopting Industry Standards
● Incident Response and Reporting
● Reporting Obligations: Continuous Improvement
● Strategic Alignment
● Employee Awareness and Training
E-Panzer Security offers robust cybersecurity with compliance as an integral part.
In summary, a compliance protocol integrated into a cybersecurity strategy serves as a framework for ensuring that security measures align with legal and regulatory requirements. It provides a structured approach to risk management, incident response, and continuous improvement, contributing to a more resilient and secure organizational environment. E-Panzer, we understand that compliance is essential for every organization, but we never forget it is just one part of keeping our clients safe. Contact us now to learn about compliance and cybersecurity.
