Global insights from more than 1,000 compliance professionals
About the report
A-LIGN’s fifth edition of the Compliance Benchmark Report includes insights from more than 1,000 respondents across diverse industries, offering one of the most robust perspectives on compliance priorities, challenges, and best practices available.
Major themes
Quality reigns supreme:
More controls, longer reports are differentiators
Quality continues to distinguish top auditors, with respondents emphasizing the importance of technical rigor in audits.
Navigating artificial intelligence:
AI compliance is taking off
Nearly all organizations recognize the need for AI governance, and most are proactively planning for compliance in this dynamic area.
SOC 2 is not enough:
Most organizations conduct 4+ audits annually
As SOC 2 becomes a baseline standard, companies are pursuing additional certifications and frameworks to satisfy client and regulatory expectations.
Audit complexity is growing:
Companies look to simplify audits
Larger organizations are managing more audits and allocating greater resources to meet the demands of modern compliance.
Compliance Corner
Join us for a monthly webinar that goes beyond compliance benchmark statistics with experts from A-LIGN. Each month, we’ll bring on special guests to dive deep into topics like choosing audit partners, fostering a culture of security, and markers of quality in an audit report.
