Author: Heer Chheda

Heer is a content marketer at Sprinto. With a degree in Media, she has a knack for crafting words that drive results. When she’s not breaking down complex cyber topics, you can find her swimming or relaxing by cooking a meal. A fan of geopolitics, she’s always ready for a debate.

Blogs, Cybersecurity, GRC

GRC in Cybersecurity: Definition, Framework, and Implementation Steps

The GRC in cybersecurity gives organizations a unified framework to manage governance, risk, and compliance as one coordinated system. As digitization accelerates, the attack surface has grown as fast, from phishing and ransomware to supply chain exploits. According to the Global Cybersecurity Outlook survey, 72% of cyber leaders say security risks are increasing year over…

Blogs, Compliance management

10 Compliance Standards That Are Must-Haves

“The cost of non-compliance is great. If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance” – Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty. These words ring truer than ever in today’s hyperconnected, data-centric world. Beyond the legal and financial ramifications, non-compliance can lead to plummeting valuations, reputational damage, and lost business opportunities. Adhering to relevant compliance…

Blogs, Statistics

100+ Latest Social Engineering Statistics: Costs, Trends, AI [2025]

A single click can bypass every tool in your security stack. That’s the risk social engineering poses today. Modern attackers no longer need to exploit vulnerabilities in code. They exploit vulnerabilities in behaviour—fatigue, familiarity, urgency, and routine. Despite continued investments in zero trust frameworks, SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, and endpoint security, organizations…

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List of NIST Cybersecurity Framework Controls

According to a study conducted in 2024, the global average cost of a data breach was $4.88 million, making a strong case for robust cybersecurity frameworks. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) provides a systematic means of mitigating such risks by providing guidelines to help organizations protect their valuable assets. While the NIST cybersecurity controls offer…

Blogs

More Money =/= More Security. A Conversation on Budget with Christophe Fuolon

During a recent conversation with Christophe Foulon, a vCISO at Qusitive who has over 17 years of experience, I naively asked him Can we equate bigger cybersecurity budgets with better protection—or are we missing the bigger picture? Christophe didn’t hesitate. “A big budget doesn’t guarantee good security—if it did, we’d never hear of billion-dollar companies…

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“You Don’t Exist in the System”: What GRC Gets Wrong About Identity Risk

In the hierarchy of security risks, identity rarely makes the front page. It’s often relegated to access control matrices and provisioning workflows—important, yes, but rarely urgent. It’s considered a convenience feature. A means to an end. Until the day it vanishes. “I went to the unemployment agency,” says Alexandre Blanc, a cybersecurity expert and former…