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Diary of a Wimpy GRC Solution
I understand what it is like to be the underdog. In grade school and junior high I was the target to be picked on. The scrawny emotional kid that was… Continue reading Diary of a Wimpy GRC Solution
Three Lines of Defense: Enabling High Performing Organizations
Like battling the multi-headed Hydra in Greek mythology, redundant, manual, and uncoordinated governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) approaches are ineffective. As the Hydra grows more heads of regulation, legal… Continue reading Three Lines of Defense: Enabling High Performing Organizations
Role of Technology in Risk Management Maturity
To maintain the integrity of the organization and execute on strategy, the organization has to be able to see their individual risk (the tree) as well as the interconnectedness of… Continue reading Role of Technology in Risk Management Maturity
Do You Know Your Third-Party Risks?
Increasing Exposure to Third-Party Risks The Modern Organization is an Interconnected Mesh of Relationships Brick and mortar business is a thing of the past: physical buildings and conventional employees no… Continue reading Do You Know Your Third-Party Risks?
Pitfalls in GRC Software Selection and RFPs
There is a broad array of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) related solutions available in the market. In fact, GRC 20/20 has catalogued and mapped over 800 technology solutions and… Continue reading Pitfalls in GRC Software Selection and RFPs
Increased Pressure to Control Spreadsheets and Documents
Pervasiveness of End User Computing Brings Risk Use of end user computing applications such as spreadsheets, emails, and other document types has revolutionized how technology creates value for organizations. However,… Continue reading Increased Pressure to Control Spreadsheets and Documents
Gartner: Missing the Risk & Compliance (GRC) Target
Gartner, in context of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) related research, is ignorant and harmful to organizations that rely on their research publications and advice. In full disclosure, Gartner… Continue reading Gartner: Missing the Risk & Compliance (GRC) Target
Understanding Risk Management Process & Architecture
The risk management strategy and policy is supported and operationalized through a risk management architecture. Organizations require complete situational and holistic awareness of risks across operations, processes, transactions, and data… Continue reading Understanding Risk Management Process & Architecture
Third Party Risk: Gaining Certainty in Global Relationships
One of the greatest governance, risk management and compliance challenges before organizations is managing the web of third party business relationships. Brick and mortar business is a thing of the past:… Continue reading Third Party Risk: Gaining Certainty in Global Relationships
GDPR Compliance Requires a Strategy Supported by Process, Information and Technology
As the years go by, there is increasing focus on the protection of personal information around the world. Over time we have seen US HIPAA, US GLBA, Canada’s PIPEDA, the EU Data… Continue reading GDPR Compliance Requires a Strategy Supported by Process, Information and Technology
Risk Management by Design
The physicist, Fritjof Capra, made an insightful observation on living organisms and ecosystems that also rings true when applied to risk management: “The more we study the major problems of… Continue reading Risk Management by Design
Monitoring and Managing Risk Effectively
Challenge to Boards, Executives, and Risk Management Professionals Organizations take risks all the time but fail to monitor and manage risk effectively. Further, risk management is too often seen as… Continue reading Monitoring and Managing Risk Effectively
