Your cybersecurity program exists to protect your company, your customers, and your investors. Satisfying an audit or examination is the result of a well-run program, not the goal. Implementing and diligently maintaining basic controls is your first line of defense in keeping threat actors at bay and, in today’s environment, is table stakes for every business. When we talk to prospective clients, we frequently see they have only partially implemented these controls, or half-heartedly implemented some of them to satisfy an examination.