A global transit leader cut compliance workload by 60% across SOX, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53.
A global rail and transit company with 27,000+ employees used TruOps to run SOX, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53 from one control set, cutting workload by 60%.
A global freight rail and passenger transit company, operating in more than 50 countries with over 27,000 employees and about $8 billion in annual sales, moved its SOX and multi-framework compliance onto TruOps. With one unified control framework, automated assessments, and issue tracking, it reported a 60% reduction in workload and a 50% increase in compliance team efficiency.
- Customer
- Global freight rail and passenger transit company
- Scale
- 50+ countries, 27,000+ employees, about $8 billion in annual sales
- Frameworks
- SOX, ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-53
- Results
- 60% less workload. 50% higher team efficiency. 200+ compliance questions on one control set.
The challenge
An internal review found significant gaps in the company's SOX compliance process. It ran on two separate tools plus manual work, which created silos and made status hard to track. The company also had to meet ISO 27001 and NIST SP 800-53, and ran a separate assessment for each.
- Siloed processes across disconnected systems.
- Manual data handling through spreadsheets and email.
- Limited visibility for executives.
- Slow remediation of audit issues.
- Redundant assessments for each regulation.
What they did
- Compliance management: automated assessments and tracking for SOX, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and other requirements.
- Issues and exception management: one process to track and fix compliance gaps.
- A unified control framework: controls mapped once and assessed across all regulations.
Results
- 60% reduction in workload from automated SOX and multi-framework assessments.
- 50% increase in compliance team efficiency.
- Executive dashboards showing compliance risks and corrective actions.
- One repository for testing documents and evidence.
- Automated notifications and reporting to stakeholders.
- More than 200 compliance questions implemented on one control set, with no redundant testing.
How this works in TruOps 2.0
TruOps 2.0 lets you pick one framework as the anchor and map the rest with exact and partial mappings, so one test counts toward SOX ITGC, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53. Failed controls become findings with a recommended fix that are re-checked before they close. See TruOps for enterprises.
About this story
This customer ran its program on the TruOps platform before TruOps 2.0. The results are as the customer reported them at the time.
Questions
Which frameworks did the company unify?
SOX, ISO 27001, and NIST SP 800-53, along with other regulatory requirements, on one control framework.
Related
IT general controls for financial reporting.
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