Compliance Operations
Decision-Makers and Staffing Trends: Insights from the 2024 Benchmark Survey Report
Navigating the complex world of IT risk and compliance can be daunting for many organizations. However, with the right insights, companies can better understand how to make the right decisions about Governance, ...
How to Create a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan
Editor’s note: With the increased prevalence of ransomware and other cyberattacks, now is the time to take a moment to review your cyber response plan and examine the security of your key ...
Compliance Programs 101: Creating a Quality and Consistent Program
As a leader within a growing company, you know that compliance is something you must deal with at some point as you expand your business. You may be tasked with setting up ...
Streamlining Third-Party Risk Management: The Top Findings from the 2024 Benchmark Survey Report
As businesses grow and expand their operations, their third-party risk management program grows with them. This growth leads to increased complexity that makes it challenging for GRC and IT professionals to effectively ...
How to Conduct an Internal Audit: A Comprehensive Guide
In today’s digital age, external compliance audits and third-party attestations (e.g., SOC 2) have become increasingly crucial in B2B purchase decisions. Not only do they provide an objective third-party verification of a ...
Secure Software Development: Best Practices, Frameworks, and Resources
Just how important is building secure software today? Well, given the never-ending string of cyberattacks that succeed by taking advantage of software vulnerabilities, it’s become essential for organizations to purchase and use ...
2024 IT Risk and Compliance Benchmark Report Findings: Why Unifying Risk and Compliance Work Is No Longer Optional
Each year, we ask over 1,000 IT and GRC professionals about their priorities for the coming year and operational aspects, like changes to budgets, staffing, challenges, and much more. What we found ...
Why IT General Controls Are Important for Compliance and Cybersecurity
IT general controls are among the most important elements of effective compliance and IT security. So it’s a bit strange that many businesses — and compliance professionals, for that matter — struggle ...
Data Classification Policy: Definition, Examples, & Free Template
Editor’s note: this piece was updated with fresh information in August 2021. It was originally published in November, 2020. It’s 3 AM. Do you know where your most sensitive data is? More ...
Achieving IT Compliance Standards: An Essential Ingredient For Securing Successful Deals
As the leader of a sales organization, it’s your job to set your team up for success. Great sales leaders do everything possible to put their teams in a favorable position. They ...