Incremental compliance remediation

A method, comprising:

• identifying, using a client device, a request to access a first resource;
• determining, using the client device, that a second resource is associated with accessing the first resource based on a resource group identifier that is associated with the first resource;
• determining, using the client device, a compliance rule that is associated with the first resource and the second resource based on the resource group identifier;
• determining, using the client device, that the compliance rule is violated;
• determining, using the client device, that the compliance rule is associated with an alternative setting that is more stringent than a current setting;
• and
• changing, using the client device, the current setting to the alternative setting by increasing a password complexity requirement.

A system, comprising,

• a computing device that comprises a processor;
• a memory in communication to the computing device, wherein the memory comprises a plurality of machine instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to at least:
• identify a request to access a first resource;
• determine that a second resource is associated with accessing the first resource based on a resource group identifier that is associated with the first resource;
• determine a compliance rule that is associated with the first resource and the second resource based on the resource group identifier;
• determine that the compliance rule is violated;
• determine that the compliance rule is associated with an alternative setting that is more stringent than a current setting;
• and
• change the current setting to the alternative setting by increasing a password complexity requirement.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program instructions executable in a client computing device that, when executed by the client computing device, cause the client computing device to at least:

• identify a request to access a first resource;
• determine that a second resource is associated with accessing the first resource based on a resource group identifier that is associated with the first resource;
• determine a compliance rule that is associated with the first resource and the second resource based on the resource group identifier;
• determine that the compliance rule is violated;
• determine that the compliance rule is associated with an alternative setting that is more stringent than a current setting;
• and
• change the current setting to the alternative setting by increasing a password complexity requirement.