Can't Fix What You Hide

Willful ignorance may be bliss, but rarely is it compliant

Glenn S. Phillips, Contributor

June 3, 2013

1 Min Read

The CEO I was talking with didn't understand his own company's compliance requirements. And he didn't want to understand them. He had delegated this, as many in business do, to his IT director. "Technology will fix this problem" is a common approach.

The company's IT director had actually made a good-faith effort to understand the compliance regulations. He had implemented a number of changes to his team's processes and procedures: new password rules, more detailed logging, database security changes, and so forth.

There are actually major problems with this all-too-common approach:

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About the Author(s)

Glenn S. Phillips

Contributor

Glenn works with business leaders who want to leverage technology and understand the often hidden risks awaiting them. The Founder and Sr. Consultant of Forte' Incorporated, Glenn and his team work with business leaders to support growth, increase profits, and address dangerous risks lurking in their processes and technology.

A variety of media outlets quote Glenn, including The Wall Street Journal, ABC News Now, Psychology Today, and Entrepreneur magazine and he is the author of the book Nerd-to-English: Your Everyday Guide to Translating Your Business, Your Messages, and Yourself.

Glenn periodically plays his really ugly tuba (complete with a bullet hole in the bell), enjoys a good pun, great music, and dark chocolate.

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