Technology executives can often find ways to gain far more value beyond risk mitigation or regulatory conformance from the monitoring and policy enforcement technology and procedures they put in place to support an IT security compliance program. According to governance, risk and compliance experts, there are a multitude of likely places where enterprises can uncover added value from the compliance investments they’ve already made. This information can be used to identify little-used systems ripe for the chopping block or opportunities for greater investments in licensing or upgrades, experts say.”]
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