Scaling Security Compliance with IBM Security and Compliance Center
A global technology enterprise strengthened its cloud governance and compliance framework using the IBM Security and Compliance Center integrated with the IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform. The solution automated compliance reporting, unified visibility across cloud environments, and improved audit readiness — achieving a 52% improvement in security compliance efficiency while ensuring adherence to corporate and regulatory standards.
Business challenge
Managing compliance across multiple hybrid cloud environments was complex and time-consuming. The organization needed to continuously monitor configurations, assess vulnerabilities, and generate audit reports that met internal and industry compliance standards.
The enterprise sought to:
- Centralize visibility of compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Automate the detection of configuration drift and noncompliance.
- Simplify audit reporting for internal and external regulators.
- Improve collaboration between compliance and security teams.
Solution
The global enterprise implemented the IBM Security and Compliance Center (SCC) on the IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform to automate compliance management and streamline reporting.
The SCC dashboard provided a unified view of compliance posture across cloud services and workloads, enabling faster identification of policy deviations. Through automated controls, the organization continuously assessed its hybrid infrastructure against security benchmarks and industry regulations such as ISO, NIST, and GDPR.
The SCC’s integration with IBM Cloud Security and IBM Security QRadar enhanced real-time monitoring and ensured that compliance data directly supported the company’s broader security strategy.
Solution components
- IBM Security and Compliance Center (SCC)
- IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform
- IBM Security QRadar Integration
Centralized Compliance Visibility
A unified dashboard allowed compliance and security teams to monitor cloud workloads, configurations, and audit results from a single platform.
Automated Policy Enforcement
Continuous compliance scanning identified and remediated nonconforming configurations automatically, reducing manual workload and audit preparation time.
Actionable Insights and Reporting
The SCC provided analytics-driven insights that helped compliance teams prioritize high-risk areas, improving governance alignment and regulatory readiness.
Result
- 52% improvement in security compliance efficiency.
- Automated reporting and audit readiness across hybrid clouds.
- Reduced manual compliance efforts by more than half.
- Strengthened collaboration between compliance and IT operations.
- Enhanced cloud governance and regulatory alignment.
Centrally defining our compliance controls and gaining full visibility into results has been transformative. The IBM Security and Compliance Center allows us to meet ongoing regulatory requirements and adapt to new risks in real time.
— Chief Compliance Officer, Global Technology Enterprise