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> and are driven by compliance box ticking For many IT departments, passing audits is a huge deal, that is very important to senior management. I know for my
by briffle 4y ago
> and are driven by compliance box ticking
For many IT departments, passing audits is a huge deal, that is very important to senior management. I know for my last set of compliance audits, I had to show evidence that every employee workstation was encrypted, patched, and running up to date Anti-virus software. (My company deals with PHI data)
I know there are other ways to solve many of the problems, but ensuring disk encryption and patching especially can be difficult if you have a mix of systems, and OS's.
I think 2 of the biggest pushes for this lately is the huge cost of 'cyber insurance' for things like ransomware atacks, as well as reporting requirements for lost/stolen laptops that could potentially have PHI on them.
- gw99 4y agoOh completely agree with all of these but it's possible to deliver them without the malfeasance of actually measurably damaging the productivity of your staff. The big problem with modern IT teams is they are an independent authority that never actually wears the user's shoes for a moment.