Compliance Gap Analyzer

Upload your current policies and a regulatory standard, then ask Joy to compare them and show where your policies fall short of the requirements. You get a written gap analysis you can act on, not a pile of clauses to read.

For Compliance Officers Legal & GRC Teams Security & Privacy Leads Internal Auditors
Sample prompt to Joy's Assistant

Compare our current [policy] against the [regulatory standard] in the Knowledge Center and show me where we fall short: for each requirement, tell me whether our policy meets it, the specific gap, and what to change.

What it can look like

An illustrative example. Your output will reflect your own sources, data, and prompts.

Compare our current information security policy against the ISO 27001 Annex A control set in the Knowledge Center and show me where we fall short: for each requirement, tell me whether our policy meets it, the specific gap, and what to change.

I worked from your Information Security Policy and the ISO 27001:2022 Annex A control set in the Knowledge Center. Most controls are covered; here are the five requirements where the policy language doesn't yet meet the standard.

I compared your Information Security Policy (v4.2, approved January 2026) against the ISO 27001:2022 Annex A control set in the Knowledge Center. You fully meet nine of the fourteen controls I checked; the five below are where the policy language stops short of the standard.

RequirementCurrent policyGapRecommended fix
A.5.17 Authentication informationRequires strong passwords rotated every 90 days for all systemsNo multi-factor requirement; the standard expects MFA on remote and privileged accessAdd a clause mandating MFA for VPN, admin accounts, and any externally reachable service
A.8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilitiesMonthly patching cycle referenced in the IT operations sectionNo defined remediation timelines by severity, which the standard treats as a control objectiveSet SLAs: critical within 7 days, high within 30, and record exceptions with sign-off
A.5.24 Incident management planningNames an incident response team and a reporting mailboxNo documented severity classification or escalation path, so response is ad hocAdd a severity matrix and escalation ladder tied to defined response and notification windows
A.8.13 Information backupNightly backups of production systems to a secondary regionNo restore-testing cadence; the standard requires backups be verified as recoverableRequire a documented quarterly restore test with results retained for audit
A.5.19 Supplier relationshipsVendors sign an NDA before onboardingNo security requirements flowed down to suppliers who handle regulated dataAdd a supplier security addendum and a risk tier that triggers review before access is granted

The two gaps to close first are A.5.17 and A.5.24. Missing MFA is the kind of finding an auditor will raise as a major nonconformity, and an incident plan without a severity and escalation model tends to fail the moment it is actually tested. The other three are real but lower-stakes and can follow in the next revision.

Want me to draft the missing MFA and incident-severity clauses, or prioritize all five gaps by audit risk?

From standard to gap analysis in seconds

Compliance Gap Analyzer compares your current policies against a regulatory standard or framework and tells you, for each requirement, whether your policy meets it, exactly where the gap is, and what to change. Put both the standard and your policies in the Knowledge Center and ask Joy to run the comparison.

  1. Add your policies and the standard

    Upload your current policy documents and the regulatory standard or framework you want to measure against to the Knowledge Center. JoySuite indexes both so Joy can line up requirement against policy text.

  2. Ask Joy to compare them

    Tell Joy which policy to check against which standard. Joy walks the standard requirement by requirement and matches each one to the relevant language in your policy.

  3. Review the gap analysis

    Joy returns a table: each requirement, whether your policy meets it, the specific gap, and a recommended fix. Every finding points back to the policy section it came from so you can verify it.

  4. Refine and act on the findings

    Dig deeper: "Draft the MFA clause we're missing" or "Which of these would an auditor treat as a major nonconformity?" Copy the analysis into your remediation plan or audit workpapers.

  5. Make it one click for your team

    Save this ask as a custom command on the assistant your team already uses, so anyone can run it in one step.

Make it yours

Requirement-by-Requirement

Walks the full control set and reports on each requirement, not just a headline pass or fail.

Names the Specific Gap

Quotes your policy language against the requirement so you see exactly what is missing or too weak.

Recommended Fixes

Suggests concrete changes for each gap, and can draft the missing clause when you ask.

Traceable Findings

Every finding links back to the policy section it came from, so you can verify before you act.

Infosec Standard Check

Measure your security policies against ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST control sets.

Data Privacy Gap Analysis

Compare your privacy policy and DPAs against GDPR, CCPA, or HIPAA requirements.

Financial Controls Review

Check finance and reporting policies against SOX or PCI DSS requirements.

Policy-to-Policy Comparison

Compare a subsidiary or vendor policy against your corporate standard to spot divergence.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a compliance gap analysis?

A compliance gap analysis compares your current policies and controls against the requirements of a regulatory standard or framework to find where you fall short. JoySuite runs it requirement by requirement, telling you whether each one is met, what the specific gap is, and what to change.

How do I compare our policies against a standard like ISO 27001?

Upload your policies and the standard to the Knowledge Center, then ask Joy to compare them. Joy walks the control set, matches each requirement to your policy language, and returns a table of findings with the specific gap and a recommended fix for each one.

Can AI accurately identify where a policy falls short?

Joy works only from the standard and the policy text you provide, and every finding points back to the policy section it came from so you can verify it. It surfaces the gaps and recommends fixes; a compliance owner still reviews and decides what to adopt.

Which standards and frameworks can it check against?

Any standard you put in the Knowledge Center. Teams commonly check security policies against ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST, privacy policies against GDPR, CCPA, or HIPAA, and financial controls against SOX or PCI DSS. You can also compare one internal policy against another.

Does it change our policies or just find the gaps?

By default it produces the written gap analysis. When you ask, Joy can draft the missing or revised clause language for you to review, but it never edits your live policy documents on its own. You copy what you approve into your remediation plan or policy revision.

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