GRC

Imagine this: You’re a 500-person company with ten departments, rolling out GDPR protocols since you’re expanding in the EU. A support employee working on a customer ticket downloads a file with personal data to get a “quick, unofficial second opinion.” Seems innocent enough, right? But in the GRC world, that’s a major red flag. So…

Poor risk strategy can set off unprecedented events – even for well established players in the market. Back in 2023, Oreo manufacturer Mondelez notified their employees about a data breach after their third-party legal firm was hacked, leaking sensitive personal data like addresses, social security numbers, and date of birth. If you don’t invest in…

Have you ever found yourself pulled in different directions by organizational priorities, only to later face the repercussions of system downtime, technical vulnerabilities, or continuity issues? As a CIO, these challenges not only impact your IT department but can also reverberate throughout the entire organization, affecting customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. One crucial safeguard against…

Every business has always needed strategic direction, practices that minimize risks, and compliance to avoid legal penalties. There may be a lack of formal processes, but historically, Governance, Risk, and Compliance has been practiced by businesses individually.  Fast-forward to the recent trends where a need for an integrated approach has been highlighted. This shift is…

The evolving threat landscape is giving rise to several new problems like end-point vulnerabilities, third-party attacks, IoT threats, social engineering exploits, etc. While companies cannot eliminate such incidents, they can prepare and minimize the impact of these threats.  This is where cybersecurity governance comes in—it helps companies formulate security strategies, enable business continuity, meet stakeholder…

Recently, a friend reached out to me on LinkedIn with a request. She needed help preparing for a webinar on Data Governance and its various models. She had been assigned to lead this project in her department but felt completely unenthusiastic about it. I can certainly relate that data governance isn’t typically a subject that…