Compliance Monitoring
Compliance monitoring is a systematic process of continuously tracking and verifying that an organization's operations, systems, and data adhere to relevant laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies. It involves implementing automated tools, audits, and reporting mechanisms to detect violations, assess risks, and ensure corrective actions are taken. This practice is critical in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and technology to avoid legal penalties, data breaches, and reputational damage.
Developers should learn compliance monitoring when building applications in highly regulated sectors such as finance (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS), healthcare (e.g., HIPAA), or government (e.g., FedRAMP), where non-compliance can result in severe fines or operational shutdowns. It is essential for roles involving security, data governance, or risk management to implement automated checks, logging, and alerting systems that ensure software meets compliance requirements throughout its lifecycle.