Why Continuous Monitoring Is Replacing Point-in-Time Audits for Compliance

**Executive summary:** The article summarizes a SecurityScorecard webinar arguing that one-time audits are insufficient and organizations must adopt continuous monitoring and formal third-party risk management to address inherited supply-chain risk and evolving regulations (e.g., DORA, PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA); it highlights how SecurityScorecard maps controls to frameworks, verifies vendor claims with real-time external signals (misconfigurations, leaked credentials), and offers the MAX managed service to triage vendor risk and simplify continuous compliance.