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What is Financial Regulatory Compliance?

Regulatory oversight affects virtually every industry and business space to some degree, but there are a handful of industries that are subject to extremely stringent oversight. This includes the financial sector, which stands alongside the healthcare space as one of the most highly-regulated areas of business. Regulatory compliance has a significant impact on a company’s… Continue reading What is Financial Regulatory Compliance?

How to Avoid the Complete Breakdown of SOX Compliance Requirements

    Avoiding the complete breakdown of SOX compliance requirements is critical for organizations. The challenges associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are numerous, complex, and often include high costs.  Section 404 of SOX Compliance is particularly challenging as it places the responsibility on management to maintain internal controls for financial reporting and requires… Continue reading How to Avoid the Complete Breakdown of SOX Compliance Requirements

5 Tips to Meet IT SOX Compliance Requirements

SOX compliance is a very real component of the risk management landscape for publicly-held companies in all business sectors and industries. Introduced in 2002, SOX – formally known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – is among the few corporate regulatory burdens that can lead to imprisonment, particularly in cases involving willful non-compliance. That comes in addition… Continue reading 5 Tips to Meet IT SOX Compliance Requirements

Avoid Fines With This SOX Compliance Checklist

Protect your business revenue by staying SOX compliant and avoiding fines and penalties with our comprehensive SOX compliance checklist.   Regulatory frameworks are vital in ensuring transparency, accountability, and the integrity of financial reporting. Among these, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a critical financial regulation that has shaped how businesses operate and disclose financial information. … Continue reading Avoid Fines With This SOX Compliance Checklist

The Cost of SOX Compliance Software vs Non-Compliance Penalties

The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act or SOX has a significant impact on companies in a number of different industries, with compliance-conscious business leaders considering SOX as they formulate their risk management strategies.  SOX compliance is one of the few regulatory requirements with penalties that extend beyond monetary fines to include imprisonment. With so much at stake,… Continue reading The Cost of SOX Compliance Software vs Non-Compliance Penalties

What Are Some of the Consequences for Non-Compliance?

Legal and regulatory non-compliance are an increasingly relevant concern in the business world, with fines and penalties being very significant in some cases. The reality is that the true cost of non-compliance isn’t just monetary penalties, non-compliance consequences may extend beyond the monetary and into other realms such as exclusion from professional organizations or even… Continue reading What Are Some of the Consequences for Non-Compliance?

How to Avoid Fines for HIPAA Non-Compliance – Technology and Cloud HIPAA Violations

HIPAA violations are a primary area of concern in the healthcare sector, with fines set at a maximum of $50,000 per violation or $1.5 million per calendar year for a Tier 4 violation.  In fact, the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act (HIPAA) has emerged as a significant consideration in the IT world as an… Continue reading How to Avoid Fines for HIPAA Non-Compliance – Technology and Cloud HIPAA Violations

The True Cost of Non-Compliance

The cost of non-compliance can be crippling for an organization. Legal and regulatory non-compliance have become very real risk management concerns for companies in a broad range of industries, from healthcare, to finance, manufacturing, and beyond. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the entire risk management landscape into much clearer focus for business leaders… Continue reading The True Cost of Non-Compliance

The Benefits of Using Top Compliance Solutions Companies

Recent years have seen a marked increase in the number of companies that are implementing risk management solutions as they become more cognizant of the many threats and vulnerabilities that their organizations confront. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic really drove home a harsh reality: even the most profitable, well-established companies can be taken down… Continue reading The Benefits of Using Top Compliance Solutions Companies

How Compliance Software Companies Benefit Financial Institutions

Risk has a constant presence in the financial sector, shaped by the world’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) nature. Financial institutions lacking robust business continuity or disaster recovery plans and or those unable to adapt quickly are vulnerable to the impacts of unmanaged risks. These risks can disrupt operations and damage the financial institution’s… Continue reading How Compliance Software Companies Benefit Financial Institutions