Know Who Is Involved

It is important when you work as a CIO to fully understand everyone involved in the compliance process. From the agency regulating your business, there could be many, to the internal staff charged with keeping you compliant, to the auditors you hire to find the problems before the government does you should know them well. Quarterly conversations, meetings or updates can help you grasp regulations, and their impact on your business, before the regulators are asking why you are not complying.

Regulators

Regulators often offer newsletters on a regular basis, usually via postal or electronic mail. The newsletters are packed full of information about upcoming regulations and what the hot buttons of that regulatory body currently ...

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