<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (August 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (August 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Continuous monitoring is the process and technology used to detect compliance and risk issues associated with an organization's financial and operational environment . The financial and operational environment consists of people, processes, and systems working together to support efficient and effective operations . Controls are put in place to address risks within these components . Through continuous monitoring of the operations and controls, weak or poorly designed or implemented controls can be corrected or replaced--thus enhancing the organization's operational risk profile . Investors, governments, the public and other stakeholders continue to increase their demands for more effective corporate governance and business transparency . </P> <P> Continuous monitoring can be traced back to its roots in traditional auditing processes . It goes further than a traditional periodic snapshot audit by putting in place continuous monitoring of transactions and controls so that weak or poorly designed or implemented controls can be corrected or replaced sooner rather than later . </P>

Why is continuous monitoring an important activity in risk management
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