Stronger NERC CIP evidence management: During audits, teams can’t get time to prepare each record from scratch. However, with traceability in place, they can present complete proof of implementation of security controls, logs, reports, and approvals.
Clear ownership: Traceability helps to ensure each security requirement is tied to a system and a responsible team. So, there should not be any confusion during the audit about who implemented what.
Improve visibility on security vulnerabilities: