Technology does not give you good risk management. Strategy does. Risk is everywhere—and that’s not a problem. As I say on the Risk Is Our Business podcast, the organization that is not taking risk is already out of business. The job is not to eliminate risk; it’s to take the right risks, at the right time, with eyes wide open. Yet too much……

The Enterprise Bridge for Digital Trust in the European Union On the bridge of a starship, everything is connected. Navigation depends on sensors, sensors depend on power, power depends on engineering, and the captain’s decisions depend on the clarity and integrity of the information flowing across the ship. That is the image leaders should carry……

This week I’m back in the United Kingdom—wall-to-wall engagements, packed rooms, and board-level urgency. Two themes are dominating every corridor conversation and every executive session: They’re not separate stories. They’re the same plotline: governance must now prove risk, control, and resilience. Next week I head to Denmark and Sweden with an overbooked schedule and an active waiting list. It’s so……

The week began with two very different conversations that echoed the same theme. One was with a major U.S. healthcare organization grappling with how to stay ahead of regulatory change. The other was with a European financial services firm confronting the tsunami of new regulations washing over their business. Both organizations wanted to understand how……

Policies are more than documents on a shelf. They are the DNA of organizational integrity, the framework that defines culture, directs behavior, and provides accountability in times of scrutiny. When done well, policies guide decisions, reduce liability, and build trust across the enterprise. When they are fragmented, inconsistent, or outdated, they create exposure rather than……

Inevitability of Failure: the Digital EcoSystem of Business Every organization today is defined by the digital fabric and architecture in which its operations relies upon. This fabric is sprawling, complex, and interdependent. The systems, processes, and relationships that sustain modern business are increasingly digital, and increasingly fragile. Reminds me of the U.S. National Security Agency……

There comes a point in every organization’s journey when it must choose whether it is going to lead or follow — whether it will proactively shape its future or continually react to disruption. For organizations with ambition — those seeking to scale responsibly, innovate with confidence, and uphold their commitments to stakeholders — that moment……

Command and Control on the Bridge of the Enterprise with GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate “Captain, sensors are detecting increased fluctuations in the warp field. I recommend we adjust our alignment.” — Commander Spock In the expansive landscape of modern business, the ability to manage risk and performance across an extended enterprise of third parties……

Featuring my collected insights combined with thoughts from the most recent Risk Is Our Business Podcast with Ayoub Fandi, Security Assurance Automation Team Lead at GitLab and founder of the GRC Engineer Podcast & Newsletter In the most recent transmission of the Risk Is Our Business Podcast, I beam aboard Ayoub Fandi — Security Assurance Automation……

In today’s interconnected and fast-moving environment, organizations face an array of disruptions that threaten their ability to deliver critical products and services. Cyberattacks, technology failures, supply chain breakdowns, and geopolitical upheavals are no longer rare events; they are persistent realities. The expectation from regulators, investors, and customers alike is clear: organizations must not only withstand……

In the ever-expanding GRC Technology Galaxy, organizations are not cruising through empty space. They are dodging regulatory meteors, navigating gravitational pulls of risk, and occasionally sucked into black holes of failed audits and compliance findings. Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance isn’t a single planet you can set your phasers to — it’s a galaxy you must……

The OCEG GRC Illustrations are visual, educational resources designed to clearly communicate complex governance, risk management, and compliance concepts in an accessible and engaging way. Within this library, the GRC Technology Illustrated Series focuses specifically on technology-enabled capabilities that support integrated GRC practices across the enterprise that are mapped to GRC 20/20’s framework of GRC technology categories. Each illustration……