Cybersecurity is no longer just cyber defence. Compliance is a critical element of cybersecurity as regulations around data security and privacy have become increasingly stringent and impose severe penalties for non-compliance. A few recent examples illustrate that a wide variety of businesses have experienced regulatory action for compliance failures:

• A fixed-income specialist was fined $2.5 million (and $500,000 in costs) for cybersecurity deficiencies that worsened a cyberattack
• A law firm was fined £60,000 after more than 30 gigabytes of data were compromised in a cyberattack caused by an out-of-service case management system
• A pathology business was fined $5.8 million for a breach that leaked the information of 223,000 customers following an attack on computer systems acquired from another pathology firm

Any, and every, business that is digitally enabled and handles personal or confidential information is at risk of both cyberattacks and penalties for non-compliance. Despite the significant overlap between cybersecurity and compliance, these are often treated as separate disciplines with separate solutions and monitoring tools. IT teams need to keep an eye on multiple solutions and synthesise data from multiple dashboards and reports to form a picture of cybersecurity and compliance across the organisation. This is effort-intensive and leaves room for a great deal of error. Gaps in cyber defences and compliance are to be expected, and the Return on Investment (ROI) on cybersecurity investment may be poor.

The enterprise, and IT teams, would be better served by a cybersecurity platform that incorporates both cyber defence and compliance, and integrates the various cybersecurity solutions deployed by the organisation to provide a holistic view of cybersecurity across the organisation. K7 InfiniShield has been designed to achieve this objective.

K7 InfiniShield – Single Pane of Glass Cybersecurity

K7 InfiniShield is a unified XDR and managed cloud SIEM built on our performant and AI native architecture to deliver real-time threat detection, incident response, and compliance management across your enterprise, offering single pane of glass cybersecurity through the use of sensors, agents, and APIs. The platform combines cyber defence and compliance functionality to avoid duplication of effort and to eliminate dark zones that could lead to a cyberattack or penalty or both. I have previously examined K7 InfiniShield in detail, with the value it provides to various stakeholders; I will focus on K7 InfiniShield’s compliance enablement in this blog.

Streamlining Compliance with K7 InfiniShield

Every organisation’s digital ecosystem is in a constant state of flux as new technologies, devices, and users are integrated on an on-going basis. The threat landscape is also constantly evolving, with over 450,000 new cyberthreats registered every day. The conventional approach to cybersecurity compliance, where a security audit is conducted once a year, is not enough in this environment. Continuous monitoring of compliance, where security gaps are identified and closed before an attack can be launched, is necessary to avoid security events and regulatory scrutiny.

Dashboard Compliance Summary

K7 InfiniShield is linked to international cybersecurity frameworks and includes a compliance summary in the platform dashboard that provides an at-a-glance view of compliance in real-time across the organisation.

Drill Down from Dashboard

Security analysts can drill down from the compliance summary to individual cybersecurity frameworks for a detailed view of the reasons for non-compliance.

K7 InfiniShield provides information on specific compliance violations against the requirements of each cybersecurity framework, enabling quick understanding of non-compliance without the need to analyse the documentation of the cybersecurity standard, potentially saving hours of work for each violation. Items of non-compliance are listed for each standard along with cross references to other standards.

Drill Down to Device

Analysts can drill down to individual devices from the compliance benchmarks, gaining a quick view of all the compliance concerns on the device.

Analysts can use authorised remote shell access from a browser to rectify the violations in the non-compliant device.

Compliance Cross-reference

InfiniShield provides automated cross-referencing against an extensive library of international frameworks – including CMMC, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, and DORA. Whether you are navigating regional mandates like DESC and NESA or industry standards like CIS and ADHICS, InfiniShield ensures you remain audit-ready at all times.

Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability management is a critical component of compliance but is challenging for security teams who face a very large number of IT assets in the enterprise in which vulnerabilities may arise. K7 InfiniShield’s inbuilt vulnerability management features, including vulnerability scanning, patch status monitoring (with drill down to individual devices), and automated patching, prevent compliance violations, avoid the need for patch management software, and significantly alleviate security team effort.

CMMC Compliance

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) programme was developed by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to ensure compliance with standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Contractors to the DoD must ensure CMMC compliance to avoid disqualification. K7 InfiniShield ensures CMMC compliance through

• Simplified, automated CMMC conformance
• Real-time CMMC gap analysis & continuous control monitoring
• UAE IA (Information Assurance) controls
• Visibility into compliance status with intuitive dashboards
• Guided automation of required security actions
• Complete remediation tracking
• Secure collaboration for compliance teams
• Criteria-based evaluation and policy enforcement
• Evidence and report generation for audits

Benefits for DoD Contractors

K7 InfiniShield’s CMMC compliance features help DOD contractors conform to evolving CMMC requirements and

• Avoid contract disruption or penalties
• Eliminate guesswork with automated assessments
• Reduce costs with integrated compliance tools
• Gain preferred vendor status by enhancing credibility

Infrastructure Support

K7 InfiniShield ensures cyber defence and compliance are maintained in heterogenous computing environments with support for a wide variety of technology infrastructure.

Platforms

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Architecture

• x86
• arm64

Cloud

• AWS
• GCP
• Azure

K7 InfiniShield integrates Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR); Extended Detection and Response (XDR); 24×7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR); Security Information and Event Management (SIEM); and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) to deliver unparalleled visibility, security, observability, and operational efficiency in cybersecurity. Contact Us to learn more about how K7 InfiniShield can transform cyber defence and compliance in your organisation.