Security Compliance: Why It's A Business Accelerator
Solutions Review, February 9th, 2023
Solutions Review's Expert Insights Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. Justin Beals of Strike Graph dives into why security compliance is a business accelerator, not a roadblock.
All too often, early-stage companies wait until a security certification is required by one of their partners or becomes legally required before they decide to take action. At that point, they're already way behind on their security compliance. While they're playing catchup, the competition is winning deals.
I've experienced the pain of this situation firsthand. At one of my prior companies, we were in the final stages of closing a deal with a critical customer when they requested our SOC 2 audit. But, like many young organizations, we didn't have one yet. We spent the next six months scrambling- filling out security questionnaires, reviewing our policies and practices, and going through security reviews.