Regulatory compliance is becoming a hot topic. Several countries are improving their cybersecurity legislation, led by the European Union. There are many legislative acts, standards, and recommendations that have to be considered. It is almost impossible to comply with all the relevant regulations without the appropriate automation.
The European Union, in particular, went into overdrive, creating a cybersecurity legislative hailstorm. NIS2, DORA, CSA, CRA, CER, and AIA are already there. PLD and eIDAS 2.0 are cooking in the kitchen, with more likely to come. Together with older legislation, such as GDPR and international standards like ISO 27001, it makes regulatory compliance a very hard nut to crack. However, this legislation is necessary. Cybersecurity is complicated but inevitable for the operation of any business, yet it is often seen as a nuisance. It is underfunded and outright ignored. It is very difficult for the top management of many organizations to understand cybersecurity, leading to bad decisions. Moreover, the bad guys are more powerful than ever. They continue to take advantage of widespread vulnerabilities, catch users in phishing nets, and utilize malware on an industrial scale, all of which are amplified by AI tools. The geopolitical situation is not exactly helping either. As cybersecurity trends are not good at all, it is quite obvious that regulation must intervene. In fact, this is long overdue.
Cybersecurity was pushed aside for way too long, and now we have to catch up very quickly. This could not be done without good preparation, organization, and especially automation. The flood of threats, vulnerabilities, countermeasures, technologies, and controls cannot be dealt with using manual processes anymore. As we all know, identity is at the center of everything – which means it is also at the center of cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. This makes identity governance one of the most important aspects of regulatory compliance.
MidPoint is a state-of-the-art identity governance and administration platform, which positions it perfectly to support regulatory compliance. MidPoint supports regulatory compliance in two ways. Firstly, an identity governance system such as midPoint is necessary for the implementation of cybersecurity standards to scale, as is demonstrated by midPoint ISO 27001 compliance documentation. Secondly, midPoint has an ambition to make regulatory compliance easier by providing default configuration to support compliance with selected regulations and standards.
Our work on making regulatory compliance with midPoint easier starts with ISO 27001. We have created documentation, and we are developing a configuration that makes use of the existing midPoint features. A live demo of the prototype configuration was given during the recent “Regulatory Compliance with MidPoint” webinar.
Being a comprehensive identity governance platform, midPoint is the essential part for cybersecurity compliance in any of its forms. However, we are committed to taking it to the next level by using the midPoint platform to drive compliance from the identity point of view. The first fruits of these efforts can be seen in the demo, and much more is coming in the future. Stay tuned!