Now is the time to streamline regulatory and security compliance policy, as compliance has the greatest influence on information security costs.
So said Guy Lupo, Check Point's senior executive for MEA, speaking during the Check Point Security Tour SA, in Johannesburg, yesterday.
The compliance and regulatory landscape is evolving, and is extremely complex today, he said.
"Today, we find out that there are more regulations, which are also becoming more frequent, that nobody really knows what is going on. Previously, we generally had new regulations per year, but now they are coming on a quarterly or monthly basis," said Lupo.
He added that while regulatory and compliance measures are increasing rapidly, the pressure on IT security is also increasing because of the emergence of new and sophisticated threats.
Lupo noted that the most influential factors putting pressure on security and compliance are industry and/or government compliance mandates, and threats and risks organisations are facing, as well as information security best practices.
According to Lupo, Check Point recently entered the governance, risk and compliance market with its Compliance Software Blade solution to fill a gap it identified.
He suggested the solution is the first integrated and fully automated security and compliance monitoring tool.
Check Point's Compliance Software Blade complies with the Library of Over 250 Security Best Practices, he noted, adding it also offers real-time assessment of major regulations.
Furthermore, it gives instant notification on policy changes impacting compliance and provides actionable recommendations to improve compliance.
According to Lupo, the Library of Security Best Practices is capable of translating thousands of complex regulatory requirements into actionable security best practices, and constantly monitors gateway configuration with these best practices. It also generates automated assessment reports for compliance rating with top regulations.
In addition, the solution offers 360-degree visibility of an organisation's security and compliance status, Lupo said.
"It acts as a second set of eyes for security administrators - looking over any modifications they make and alerting them to any potential compliance issues."
The Compliance Software Blade ensures every policy adjustment is checked for compliance, including changes made to all Check Point Network Security Software Blades, such as firewall, IPS, anti-bot, DLP and application control.
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