How DataBee Enables Continuous Controls Monitoring with Context and Automation
Free the CISO, a podcast series that attempts to free CISOs from their shackles so they can focus on securing their organization, is produced by CIO.com in partnership with DataBee®, from Comcast Technology Solutions.
In each episode, Robin Das, Executive Director at Comcast under the DataBee team, explores the CISO’s role through the position’s relationship with other security stakeholders, from regulators and the Board of Directors to internal personnel and outside vendors.
What Is Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM)?
Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) is a proactive approach to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) that helps ensure that you have a close to real-time view of how your security, operational, and compliance controls are functioning—and not just during periodic audits.
At its core, CCM means:
- Continuous: Monitoring happens regularly, ideally in real-time or near real-time.
- Controls: These are the rules, policies, and safeguards your organization has implemented.
- Monitoring: The process of checking how active and effective those controls are.
However, achieving truly continuous monitoring has long been a challenge for GRC teams. As the risk landscape evolves and compliance regulations grow more complex, manual processes and fragmented data make it difficult to validate controls on a daily basis.
On a recent webinar Robin Das, DataBee and Tyler Shield, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, discussed the reasons why GRC teams are struggling with CCM and how data security fabrics add context and automation to help these teams move to truly continuous CCM.
Why Traditional GRC Struggles with CCM
Most GRC teams still rely on quarterly or annual control reviews. Why? Because:
- Data is siloed and requires manual cleanup and correlation.
- Control ownership is unclear, leading to delays in locating responsible application owners.
- Feedback loops are slow, and tool sprawl complicates visibility.
- Manual processes make it nearly impossible to scale CCM effectively.
Without automated, real-time monitoring, GRC teams are left reacting to last quarter or last year’s findings instead of preventing them—slowing down compliance and increasing risk exposure.
Why Context Is Critical for Effective CCM
In cybersecurity, context is everything. Raw data alone doesn’t provide insight. Security teams need to understand how data points relate—who owns an asset, what their role is in the organization, and what function does the asset play in the broader environment.
DataBee’s security data fabric delivers this context by:
- Normalizing and enriching data across your ecosystem
- Connecting disparate data sources for holistic visibility
- Empowering teams to make smarter, faster decisions
With contextual insights, organizations can:
- See real-time trends across controls
- Identify and prioritize gaps with full context
- Assign ownership and drive accountability
- Move beyond basic compliance to improve overall security posture
Context transforms reactive compliance into proactive security—and DataBee makes that possible at scale.
Why Automation Is Essential for Continuous Controls Monitoring
Manual compliance efforts can’t keep up with today’s data volume and complexity. Siloed tools and inconsistent formats make it nearly impossible to scale CCM without automation.
DataBee acts as a universal translator, normalizing, correlating, and enriching data across your environment. It empowers teams to automate control monitoring, surface actionable insights, and scale compliance without expanding headcount.
How DataBee Powers Continuous Controls Monitoring
DataBee’s security data fabric transforms CCM from a manual burden into a scalable, automated process. It unifies and normalizes vast volumes of security data across your environment, enabling:
- Real-time dashboards to monitor control performance
- Automated gap analysis with contextual insights
- Scalable data pipelines that reduce manual effort
- Entity resolution and enrichment for deeper visibility
- Audit-ready data available year-round for GRC teams
With DataBee, organizations can build a smarter, more resilient compliance program—one that adapts to evolving risks and scales with the business.
The Future of CCM: Context + Automation
When context and automation work together, CCM becomes not just possible—but powerful.
DataBee enables GRC teams to:
- Monitor controls continuously and in close to real time
- Gain deep visibility into control effectiveness
- Respond to compliance issues proactively
- Build a scalable, resilient compliance program
Continuous Controls Monitoring is no longer a future goal—it’s a present-day necessity. With DataBee, your organization can stay ahead of risk, streamline compliance, and strengthen its security posture.
What Is Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM)?
Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) is a proactive approach to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) that helps ensure that you have a close to real-time view of how your security, operational, and compliance controls are functioning—and not just during periodic audits.
At its core, CCM means:
- Continuous: Monitoring happens regularly, ideally in real-time or near real-time.
- Controls: These are the rules, policies, and safeguards your organization has implemented.
- Monitoring: The process of checking how active and effective those controls are.
However, achieving truly continuous monitoring has long been a challenge for GRC teams. As the risk landscape evolves and compliance regulations grow more complex, manual processes and fragmented data make it difficult to validate controls on a daily basis.
On a recent webinar Robin Das, DataBee and Tyler Shield, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, discussed the reasons why GRC teams are struggling with CCM and how data security fabrics add context and automation to help these teams move to truly continuous CCM.
Why Traditional GRC Struggles with CCM
Most GRC teams still rely on quarterly or annual control reviews. Why? Because:
- Data is siloed and requires manual cleanup and correlation.
- Control ownership is unclear, leading to delays in locating responsible application owners.
- Feedback loops are slow, and tool sprawl complicates visibility.
- Manual processes make it nearly impossible to scale CCM effectively.
Without automated, real-time monitoring, GRC teams are left reacting to last quarter or last year’s findings instead of preventing them—slowing down compliance and increasing risk exposure.
Why Context Is Critical for Effective CCM
In cybersecurity, context is everything. Raw data alone doesn’t provide insight. Security teams need to understand how data points relate—who owns an asset, what their role is in the organization, and what function does the asset play in the broader environment.
DataBee’s security data fabric delivers this context by:
- Normalizing and enriching data across your ecosystem
- Connecting disparate data sources for holistic visibility
- Empowering teams to make smarter, faster decisions
With contextual insights, organizations can:
- See real-time trends across controls
- Identify and prioritize gaps with full context
- Assign ownership and drive accountability
- Move beyond basic compliance to improve overall security posture
Context transforms reactive compliance into proactive security—and DataBee makes that possible at scale.
Why Automation Is Essential for Continuous Controls Monitoring
Manual compliance efforts can’t keep up with today’s data volume and complexity. Siloed tools and inconsistent formats make it nearly impossible to scale CCM without automation.
DataBee acts as a universal translator, normalizing, correlating, and enriching data across your environment. It empowers teams to automate control monitoring, surface actionable insights, and scale compliance without expanding headcount.
How DataBee Powers Continuous Controls Monitoring
DataBee’s security data fabric transforms CCM from a manual burden into a scalable, automated process. It unifies and normalizes vast volumes of security data across your environment, enabling:
- Real-time dashboards to monitor control performance
- Automated gap analysis with contextual insights
- Scalable data pipelines that reduce manual effort
- Entity resolution and enrichment for deeper visibility
- Audit-ready data available year-round for GRC teams
With DataBee, organizations can build a smarter, more resilient compliance program—one that adapts to evolving risks and scales with the business.
The Future of CCM: Context + Automation
When context and automation work together, CCM becomes not just possible—but powerful.
DataBee enables GRC teams to:
- Monitor controls continuously and in close to real time
- Gain deep visibility into control effectiveness
- Respond to compliance issues proactively
- Build a scalable, resilient compliance program
Continuous Controls Monitoring is no longer a future goal—it’s a present-day necessity. With DataBee, your organization can stay ahead of risk, streamline compliance, and strengthen its security posture.
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