According to the 2016 State of Compliance survey conducted by data management and integration provider Liaison Technologies, one-quarter of top executives are unclear who in their organization is responsible for compliance. And nearly half (47 percent) of respondents to the survey of 479 senior and C-level executives said they don’t know which compliance standards apply to their organizations.

“As leaders in the compliance domain we thought it was important to share our findings on how U.S. companies perceive their regulatory obligations—and examine ways to help improve their compliance postures,” Hmong Vang, chief trust officer with Liaison, said in a statement. “What we found was rather concerning.”