Compliance

Compliant but Insecure: Why Hackers Don't Care About Your Compliance

Shahid Shah
July 15, 2024
8 min read

A compliant system isn’t necessarily a secure one. This paradox affects organizations across all industries, creating a dangerous false sense of security.

The Compliance-Security Gap

Consider a common scenario where an organization meets the compliance requirements of regulatory regimes such as SOC2, FedRAMP, HITRUST, HIPAA, FDA, ISO, IEC, UL, among others, but still is susceptible to cyber risks and breaches due to over-reliance on human attestations instead of continuous machine verification.

Hackers Don’t Care About Compliance

Most enterprise data breaches occur in companies or business units with excellent adherence to regulatory provisions. Data breaches and cyber-attacks successfully happen when a company or group only skims the surface of its cyber security rules in order to simply check off some legal or regulatory boxes, but misses the big picture of real cybersecurity.

It’s like passing an open-book test with flying colors, but flunking the real-world exam. This often comes from relying too much on people saying “yeah, we’re secure” rather than having computer systems actually prove it.

How Opsfolio Addresses Compliant Insecurity

Opsfolio goes beyond conventional compliance frameworks to deliver a holistic analysis of your cybersecurity posture. Our platform doesn’t just help you identify where you stand in terms of regulatory compliance—it validates the effectiveness of your existing security measures against real-world cyber threats.

Machine-Validated Security Assurance

By leveraging machine-based attestation and continuous monitoring, Opsfolio transitions organizations from a state of being merely compliant with bare-minimum regulatory provisions into a realm of robust, continuously validated security assurance.

Key Benefits of Opsfolio’s Approach:

  • Continuous Monitoring: Real-time validation of security controls
  • Evidence-Based Compliance: Machine-generated proof of security measures
  • Risk Identification: Proactive detection of vulnerabilities
  • Automated Reporting: Streamlined compliance documentation
  • Strategic Roadmapping: Clear path to enhanced security posture

Beyond Compliance: Building True Resilience

It’s not just about meeting industry standards, but rather exceeding them to foster a resilient digital infrastructure capable of withstanding evolving cyber adversities. Through comprehensive assessment and actionable insights, Opsfolio empowers your journey towards transcending traditional compliance boundaries and embracing a future of fortified cybersecurity.

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