Policy Compliance
Policy compliance refers to the process of ensuring that an organization's systems, processes, and operations adhere to established policies, regulations, and standards. It involves monitoring, assessing, and enforcing rules to mitigate risks, maintain security, and meet legal or contractual obligations. In software development, this often translates to implementing controls, audits, and automated checks to verify compliance with policies like data protection, accessibility, or industry-specific regulations.
Developers should learn about policy compliance to build secure, reliable, and legally compliant software, especially in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, or government. It helps avoid fines, data breaches, and reputational damage by integrating compliance checks into development workflows, such as using tools for code scanning or access controls. For example, in DevOps, compliance-as-code automates policy enforcement in CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent adherence across deployments.