Security Questionnaires: Why You Can’t Just Blame the Intern
Security questionnaires can affect customer trust, sales, contracts, and risk decisions. Cheri Hotman and Caroline McCaffery explain how organizations can improve accuracy, reduce questionnaire fatigue, use automation responsibly, maintain a system of record, and build a scalable customer-assurance process.
Why GRC Maturity Matters: How to Reduce Cognitive Overload and Build a Scalable Program
GRC programs become overwhelming when organizations rely on reactive, manual, and person-dependent processes. Cheri Hotman and Kane explain how a GRC maturity model can reduce cognitive overload, identify weak spots, improve business alignment, and build a more scalable governance, risk, and compliance program.
Internal vs. External Cybersecurity Resources: When to Build, Hire, or Bring in Outside Expertise
Should cybersecurity and GRC work be handled by internal employees or outside experts? For most organizations, the better question is not “internal or external?” but “what mix of ownership, expertise, capacity, and independence does the business need right now?” The strongest cybersecurity and Cyber GRC programs often combine internal knowledge with external specialization so the […]
Vulnerability Scans: Only Part of the Equation
Vulnerability scanning is only one part of vulnerability management. Learn how asset inventory, risk-based prioritization, remediation, ownership, validation, exceptions, and continuous monitoring turn findings into a sustainable cybersecurity process.
GRC Ownership and Accountability: Why Programs Stall When Nobody Owns the Work
GRC programs stall when ownership is vague. Learn how control owners, risk owners, remediation owners, clear accountability, escalation, and cross-functional workflows create more mature and scalable Cyber GRC operations.
People, Process, and Technology in GRC: Why Automation Alone Fails
GRC technology cannot fix unclear ownership, broken processes, weak governance, or poor data. Learn how people, process, and technology work together to create scalable GRC automation, adoption, and operating maturity.
