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Compliance Management

Compliance management in security operations requires navigating a complex web of international, federal, state, and industry-specific regulations that govern how organizations protect and handle data. This content covers a structured, cyclical process for identifying applicable regulations, assessing their organizational impact, developing supporting policies, and maintaining ongoing compliance as laws evolve.

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About this video

Compliance management is a critical function within security operations, requiring organizations to account for an often complex and overlapping landscape of legal and regulatory obligations. Global organizations must meet the requirements of multiple countries, while domestic operations still face a layered structure of federal, state or provincial, and industry-specific regulations. When specialized functions such as payment card processing are involved, additional compliance frameworks come into scope, compounding the challenge further. Because these obligations do not remain static, compliance cannot be treated as a one-time effort. A structured, cyclical process is necessary — one that begins with identifying all applicable regulations, moves through assessing their specific impact on the organization, and leads to developing and implementing policies that reinforce those requirements. As laws and standards are updated, that process must be revisited on a regular basis, typically on an annual or otherwise scheduled cycle, to ensure the organization's security program remains aligned with current obligations. To manage this complexity at scale, organizations can leverage dedicated compliance management software and services. These tools help security teams track requirements across multiple frameworks simultaneously, reducing the manual burden of cross-referencing regulations and providing a centralized view of the organization's overall compliance posture.

What you'll learn

Explain the role of compliance management in security operations, including the scope of applicable laws and regulations across federal, state, and sector-specific levels
Describe the cyclical process used to identify, research, implement, and re-evaluate compliance requirements within an organization's security program

What's covered

Compliance Management

Laws and Regulations
- Global and Country Laws
- Federal Regulations
- State or Province Level
- Sector-Specific Rules
Compliance Process
- Identify Requirements
- Research Company Impact
- Develop Policies
- Implement Policies
Ongoing Re-Evaluation
- Cyclical Review Process
- Laws Change Over Time
Compliance Software Tools
- Balance Multiple Compliances

Aligned to

ISC2 CISSP

1.4 Understand legal, regulatory, and compliance issues that pertain to information security in a holistic context

1.6 Develop, document, and implement security policy, standards, procedures, and guidelines

CompTIA Security+

5.4 Summarize elements of effective security compliance

NIST CSF

GV.OC-03 Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding cybersecurity — including privacy and civil liberties obligations — are understood and managed.

GV.OV-02 The cybersecurity risk management strategy is reviewed and adjusted to ensure coverage of organizational requirements and risks.

NIST NICE

K0676 Knowledge of cybersecurity laws and regulations

NIST 800-53

CA-7 Continuous Monitoring

Key terms

Compliance Management: The process of identifying, implementing, and re-evaluating applicable laws, regulations, and standards to ensure an organization's security program meets all required obligations.
Security Policy: A formal document that defines an organization's security goals, rules, and responsibilities.
Risk Management: The ongoing process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to an acceptable level.

Topics

Compliance Management Security Operations Regulatory Frameworks Data Governance Cybersecurity Policy

Transcript

When it comes to compliance, there's a lot of laws and regulations out there. If we're a global company, we're probably going to have to comply with a lot of different laws and regulations of different countries. Even within a country there are a lot of federal laws that we have to follow and make sure are incorporated into our security program. And it's not just at the federal level, it's also at the state or province level — we can see that as well. Then when you factor in things like sector-specific regulations, or if you're doing some sort of functions like processing credit cards, you have to factor in a whole other level of compliance there. So you end up juggling or implementing a lot of different laws and regulations, and it can be a little overwhelming.

A Process for Compliance

We need some sort of process to make sure we're implementing these different laws and regulations correctly — some sort of process that we're going to do on some sort of regular basis. We're going to identify the different laws and regulations or compliance that we need to fall under, research how that's going to impact our company, develop the policies to help reinforce that, and then implement those policies.

And then those laws and regulations end up changing, so we're going to have to constantly re-evaluate as we go along. This is going to become some sort of yearly or cyclical process that you're going to have to implement within your company.

There is software and services that you can implement within your organization that can help out with this process.

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