Business leaders across the globe are assessing how best to address information technology risks and opportunities emerging from an increasingly stringent set of U.S. and international corporate regulatory requirements. It is a challenge because the pressures on corporate compliance are complex. How companies and government agencies choose to address compliance issues can have a material impact on performance.

Regulatory bodies are now requiring an unprecedented level of focus on critical issues, specifically on data reliability, integrity, and security. As regulations increase, stakeholder demands also increase. Consumers now look more closely than ever at a company’s privacy and data protection policies, and businesses are reaching further across global supply chains to make new demands on vendors and system integrators.