As more and more organizations face an ever-expanding number of compliance initiatives, both large and small firms are spending more than ever. The challenge is to figure out where to begin with compliance efforts and how to estimate the work, cost and risk associated with those efforts. Organizations that invest in compliance solutions earlier and consistently may find themselves at an advantage as those companies that check for and report compliance issues at least monthly have the fewest compliance problems.

Check out this whitepaper and gain the background you need to build an effective compliance program by understanding benchmarks, the basic building blocks of compliance initiatives. In particular, you'll learn about the benchmarks specified by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), which are often used as a starting point for creating a compliance initiative.