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What Did Non-Compliance Cost?

Pay money, be restricted, lose trust, lose the right to operate, or lose the deal: name the consequence.

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About this interactive

The lesson names five consequences of being out of compliance. Fine: the company pays an amount of money because it did not comply. It can be one payment or repeat: the lesson's example is a company fined every month until it fixed its PCI DSS gaps. Sanction: a limit on the business the company can do, such as products it may not sell, places it may not sell to, or customers it may not take on. Reputation damage: people stop trusting the company. Customers leave, and future partners and clients go elsewhere. Loss of license: the company loses its legal ability to run the business, or part of it. Contract consequences: many contracts say what happens if their terms are broken. A breach can bring a fine or another consequence, or the contract can simply end. One event can bring several of these at once. Each card here is built around one: ask what the company lost, money, freedom to do business, trust, the right to operate, or the deal.

What you'll learn

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CompTIA Security+
5.4 Summarize elements of effective security compliance.

Key terms

Fine
A monetary penalty imposed on an organization for failing to comply with a regulatory standard or contractual obligation.
Sanction
A restriction placed on an organization's business activities, such as limiting products sold or markets accessed, as a consequence of non-compliance.
Reputational Damage
The lasting harm to an organization's public image and stakeholder trust resulting from a security incident or data breach.
Loss of License
The revocation of an organization's legal authority to operate as a consequence of regulatory non-compliance.
Contractual Breach
A violation of the terms and conditions defined in a contract, which can result in fines, sanctions, or termination of the agreement.
Non-Compliance
The failure of an organization to adhere to applicable regulatory standards, laws, or contractual requirements.

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