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  • GRC 4.0 – Agile GRC in a Dynamic & Disrupted Organization

    GRC 4.0 – Agile GRC in a Dynamic & Disrupted Organization

    Governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) is the capability to reliably achieve objectives [GOVERNANCE] while addressing uncertainty [RISK MANAGEMENT] and act with integrity [COMPLIANCE]. The components of GRC provide the… Continue reading GRC 4.0 – Agile GRC in a Dynamic & Disrupted Organization

  • From GRC 1.0 to GRC 5.0: A History of Technology for GRC

    From GRC 1.0 to GRC 5.0: A History of Technology for GRC

    Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) is “a capability to reliably achieve objectives [GOVERNANCE], while addressing uncertainty [RISK MANAGEMENT], and act with integrity [COMPLIANCE].” This is the official definition of… Continue reading From GRC 1.0 to GRC 5.0: A History of Technology for GRC

  • Is Policy Management Causing More Pain than Gain?

    Is Policy Management Causing More Pain than Gain?

    The Policy Management Illustrated Series Frustrated by policy management? Having trouble finding all the policies (both authorized and unauthorized) floating around in your organization? Wasting time and resources that could… Continue reading Is Policy Management Causing More Pain than Gain?

  • Exposing IRM for What it Really is: GRC Light

    Exposing IRM for What it Really is: GRC Light

    Gartner, particularly John Wheeler, is hard at work trying to convince the world that their Integrated Risk Management (IRM) is something new to replace Governance, Risk Management & Compliance. You… Continue reading Exposing IRM for What it Really is: GRC Light

  • Understanding Third Party GRC Maturity: Agile Stage

    Understanding Third Party GRC Maturity: Agile Stage

    A haphazard department- and document-centric approach for third party GRC compounds the problem and does not solve it. It is time for organizations to step back and mature their third-party… Continue reading Understanding Third Party GRC Maturity: Agile Stage

  • The Intersection of GRC and Policy Management

    The Intersection of GRC and Policy Management

    Policies matter, and policy management matters. Period. Policies are critical governance documents for every organization. They set guardrails and parameters of acceptable and unacceptable behavior for individuals, processes, and transactions.… Continue reading The Intersection of GRC and Policy Management

  • Understanding Third Party GRC Maturity: Integrated Stage

    Understanding Third Party GRC Maturity: Integrated Stage

    A haphazard department and document centric approach for third party GRC compounds the problem and does not solve it. It is time for organizations to step back and mature their… Continue reading Understanding Third Party GRC Maturity: Integrated Stage

  • The 3 Lifecycle Stages of Vendor Security Risk Management: Offboarding

    The 3 Lifecycle Stages of Vendor Security Risk Management: Offboarding

    How do you say goodbye to a third party? This is the third of a three-part series on vendor risk management through the lifecycle of the relationship. Today, we focus… Continue reading The 3 Lifecycle Stages of Vendor Security Risk Management: Offboarding

  • Have You Hugged Your CECO/CCO Today?

    Today is the official National Compliance Officer today! This is a very challenging role in organizations and one that is in the midst of a lot of change. Below is… Continue reading Have You Hugged Your CECO/CCO Today?

  • 5 Reasons to be Happy About UK SMCR

    5 Reasons to be Happy About UK SMCR

    Regulation and oversight – what a burden to business. That is the common expression financial services firms have as they respond to 220 regulatory change events around the world every… Continue reading 5 Reasons to be Happy About UK SMCR

  • Navigating Chaos

    Navigating Chaos

    Below is Michael Rasmussen’s article found in the Autumn 2019 issue of Enterprise Risk, published by the Institute of Risk Management (The IRM). The physicist Fritjof Capra once said, “The… Continue reading Navigating Chaos

  • The 3 Lifecycle Stages of Vendor Security Risk Management: Ongoing Monitoring

    The 3 Lifecycle Stages of Vendor Security Risk Management: Ongoing Monitoring

    This is the second of a three-part series on vendor risk management through the lifecycle of the relationship. Today, we focus on the ongoing monitoring process. Too often organizations conduct… Continue reading The 3 Lifecycle Stages of Vendor Security Risk Management: Ongoing Monitoring