Last reviewed and updated | October 20, 2026
Compliance drift
The gradual movement of a system or control away from its compliant state between assessments, usually caused by change that happens faster than controls, configurations, or evidence collection can keep up.
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Compliance
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Cybersecurity
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Data Management
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Identity and Access
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Security Data Fabric
Why it matters
- Drift is what point-in-time audits miss.
- Early alerts keep fixes small.
How it works
- Set a baseline.
- Test continuously.
- Alert on deviation.
- Assign and fix.