What is continuous compliance monitoring in SailPoint?

Continuous compliance monitoring in SailPoint involves real-time tracking of user access against established policies. This approach allows organizations to maintain an ongoing oversight of access rights and ensure that users have appropriate permissions aligned with their roles. By continuously monitoring access, organizations can quickly identify and remediate any deviations from compliance requirements. This proactive strategy is essential for mitigating security risks and ensuring that the organization adheres to internal controls and regulatory mandates.

This concept stands in contrast to other options, which do not capture the essence of continuous compliance monitoring. Regular audits of hardware and software involve periodic assessments rather than ongoing real-time monitoring. Limiting compliance checks to quarterly reviews implies a more static approach, which does not provide the agility needed in today's fast-paced environments. Similarly, focusing solely on user password changes does not encompass the broader scope of user access and permissions that continuous compliance monitoring addresses.