Open-Source Compliance Is a Lifeline With a Hidden Trap. Here’s the Truth Nobody Tells You.
Open-source ISMS platforms offer cash-strapped organizations a lifeline for GDPR and NIS-2 compliance — but the real danger isn’t code quality. It’s the false sense of compliance that comes from deploying a free tool without investing in the human discipline, accountability, and processes that regulators actually care about. The cheapest fine is the one you didn’t see coming.