Even as organizations modernize their IT infrastructure and associated security requirements, compliance reporting has lagged behind. Manual spreadsheets, scattered emails, and endless evidence-gathering sessions are unfortunately still the norm.

But over the last few years, a technological shift has been shaping how companies prepare for audits across frameworks. That shift is automapping, or an automation capability within compliance reporting platforms that translates system data, cloud configurations, and organizational artifacts directly into mapped compliance controls.

This article explores what automapping is, why it matters, how it works behind the scenes, and how it changes compliance (and security) outcomes for cloud-first organizations.

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In today’s digital-first business environment, cybersecurity resilience is no longer a matter of simply having the proper firewalls or endpoint protection. It is the result of tightly integrated governance, robust risk management, and comprehensive compliance practices—all of which must be unified into a coherent, adaptable strategy. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software platforms have emerged as essential tools for enabling this transformation.

GRC software, once seen as a back-office compliance utility, has become a frontline enabler of cybersecurity resilience. Centralized workflows make it much simpler to proactively defend against emerging threats. 

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Cybersecurity is all over the news. With the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipelines hack, we’ve learned the hard way that critical infrastructure is something we cannot take for granted. That’s why it is so important that IT providers understand why compliance frameworks like FedRAMP are necessary.

Is FedRAMP compliance mandatory? Yes. If you provide cloud services to a federal agency, you must earn your FedRAMP ATO. However, instead of seeing this as another hoop to jump through, take the time to better understand why this is so critical for national security and how it can be a huge benefit to your company overall.

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