IT Solutions that Facilitate Compliance Challenges

Facilitating Compliance through IT Initiatives

Compliance is the act of committing to and following through with all the standards, policies, and regulations that apply to a given organization. For example, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are two regulation guideline sets that may seriously affect your conduct and/or the manner in which your organization is managed.

Not all compliance is with external laws and regulations. Many compliance mandates are internal policies developed to control identified risks from within the organization.

Documenting your company’s compliance process is of the utmost importance.

Why IT Should Care About Compliance

The impact that compliance regulations is having on IT departments is ever increasing. It may be a good idea to make compliance a priority for a few reasons:

- the threat of electronic sabotage to critical infrastructure including banking, communications, and utilities
-the wave of accounting scandals that have exposed a lack of internal controls
-the continued expansion of IT into every aspect of corporate, public, and private life

At the end of the day, compliance matters to IT because so many aspects of life now depend on IT, which means a tightly run ship is a necessity.

Why Administrators Should Care About Compliance

If you fail to follow by the rules, the consequences that will be taken out on your company and team may be very serious. It’s simply not worth the risk of being stuck with a plethora of negative outcomes:

-an outrageous fine
-prosecution in criminal court
-a mega lawsuit filed by a disgruntled employee due to civil damages, identity theft, or harassment

Why Compliance is Difficult to Maintain

So you’ve made the conscious decision to follow your coinciding organization’s rules and regulations. Upon researching how to be compliant, your eyes begin to cross. Why isn’t anything making sense?

These regulated mandates are based on interpretation, which are based on a multitude of inconsistent factors. Ideas and perceptions evolve continually as businesses gain experience and technology advances, and trying to keep up can be intimidating and frustrating.

triCerat’s Role

By carefully listening to feedback and consistently working to produce the most contemporary software available, triCerat has strived to develop solutions that take compliance regulation concerns into consideration. Programs such as Simplify Lockdown, Simplify Desktop, and Simplify Visibility are all dedicated to maintaining compliance for a wide variety of situations and set guidelines.

Visit our contact form to request more information about our IT Compliance solutions from a triCerat representative.