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  • Reframing Integrated Risk Management: A Historical Perspective on GRC’s Evolution

    Reframing Integrated Risk Management: A Historical Perspective on GRC’s Evolution

    The following article, Reframing Integrated Risk Management: A Historical Perspective on GRC’s Evolution, was originally published by Michael Rasmussen on our sister site, www.GRCreport.com . . . Key Takeaways Deep… Continue reading Reframing Integrated Risk Management: A Historical Perspective on GRC’s Evolution

  • GRC Reflections from London – Risk & Resilience Management in a Dynamic Extended Enterprise

    GRC Reflections from London – Risk & Resilience Management in a Dynamic Extended Enterprise

    This past week in London was truly a whirlwind of GRC insights, discussions, and deep dives into the future of risk and resilience management. Across multiple events and countless conversations,… Continue reading GRC Reflections from London – Risk & Resilience Management in a Dynamic Extended Enterprise

  • The ServiceNow Emperor Has No GRC Clothes (Or Needs a Better Tailor)

    The ServiceNow Emperor Has No GRC Clothes (Or Needs a Better Tailor)

    “But he hasn’t got anything on!”—The Emperor’s New Clothes, Hans Christian Andersen The Fable and the Analogy Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” tells of a vain… Continue reading The ServiceNow Emperor Has No GRC Clothes (Or Needs a Better Tailor)

  • Rethinking ESG: Rediscovering the Meaning of Stewardship

    Rethinking ESG: Rediscovering the Meaning of Stewardship

    In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives have become a lightning rod in political discourse. Critics have reduced ESG to ideological talking points—especially on issues such as climate… Continue reading Rethinking ESG: Rediscovering the Meaning of Stewardship

  • Regulatory Complexity, Operational Resilience, Cyber Risk, and AI: Key GRC Imperatives for 2025

    Regulatory Complexity, Operational Resilience, Cyber Risk, and AI: Key GRC Imperatives for 2025

    In today’s rapidly evolving world, the risk landscape is changing faster than ever. We’ve witnessed firsthand the mounting challenges organizations face with an increasingly complex web of regulatory requirements, cyber… Continue reading Regulatory Complexity, Operational Resilience, Cyber Risk, and AI: Key GRC Imperatives for 2025

  • Navigating the Storm: Strengthening Third-Party Governance and Risk Management in Your Extended Enterprise

    Navigating the Storm: Strengthening Third-Party Governance and Risk Management in Your Extended Enterprise

    The global business landscape today is a complex web of interconnected organizations—the extended enterprise. This interconnectedness delivers unprecedented opportunities for growth, efficiency, and innovation. However, it simultaneously amplifies risk exposure,… Continue reading Navigating the Storm: Strengthening Third-Party Governance and Risk Management in Your Extended Enterprise

  • Navigating Uncertainty: What My Wife’s Cancer Revealed About Strategic, Environmental, and Operational Resilience

    Navigating Uncertainty: What My Wife’s Cancer Revealed About Strategic, Environmental, and Operational Resilience

    In the past several months, my family has faced a deeply personal challenge — my wife’s battle with breast cancer. Observing her journey through six rounds of chemotherapy, with upcoming… Continue reading Navigating Uncertainty: What My Wife’s Cancer Revealed About Strategic, Environmental, and Operational Resilience

  • Putting IRM in its Proper GRC Context

    Putting IRM in its Proper GRC Context

    A small, obscure, and misguided segment of the analyst community promotes Integrated Risk Management (IRM) as a replacement for Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC). This group incorrectly portrays GRC… Continue reading Putting IRM in its Proper GRC Context

  • Proactive third-party risk management: A governance-based strategy

    Proactive third-party risk management: A governance-based strategy

    No organization is an isolated entity. It is part of an extended enterprise of suppliers,vendors, service providers and other third parties. This complex web of relationships drives efficiency and innovation,… Continue reading Proactive third-party risk management: A governance-based strategy

  • Navigating the RegTech Universe: Charting a Path Through a Maze of Offerings

    Navigating the RegTech Universe: Charting a Path Through a Maze of Offerings

    In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, organizations face an increasingly complex and dynamic environment where managing compliance obligations demands agility, efficiency, effectiveness, resilience, and innovation. At the intersection of technology… Continue reading Navigating the RegTech Universe: Charting a Path Through a Maze of Offerings

  • Rise of the Digital Trust & Resilience Officer: Death of the CISO, Part 2

    Rise of the Digital Trust & Resilience Officer: Death of the CISO, Part 2

    In my previous post, The Death of the CISO: A Eulogy & Reincarnation, I argued that the traditional role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is evolving—or rather, undergoing a… Continue reading Rise of the Digital Trust & Resilience Officer: Death of the CISO, Part 2

  • The Regulatory Divide: How EU and US Approaches Shape Business Strategy

    The Regulatory Divide: How EU and US Approaches Shape Business Strategy

    Regulatory frameworks define how businesses operate, innovate, and ensure compliance in different jurisdictions. When comparing the regulatory landscapes of the European Union (EU) and the United States (US), a stark… Continue reading The Regulatory Divide: How EU and US Approaches Shape Business Strategy