What is Configuration Drift?

While the phrase sounds like the stuff of textbook jargon, the term “configuration drift” hides an extremely crucial caution. Configuration drift is important because it can lead to compliance drift. Compliance drift means that the state of compliance has changed as a result of a configuration that has been changed, which has caused your system to fall out of compliance. When your systems are misconfigured, this small hinge swings a wide door that leads to regulatory scrapes against standards such as PCI DSS , SOX , NERC , and more . The resulting consequences are hefty fines, loss of public…