Real Life GRC Horror Stories: Top Mistakes Haunting Your Program

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Real Life GRC Horror Stories: Top Mistakes Haunting Your Program

October 15, 2025

Just in time for Halloween, we’re pulling back the curtain on the Top 10 GRC Nightmares plaguing organizations today. From programs that only exist to “pass the audit,” to treating compliance as a checkbox exercise, these haunting mistakes can leave your organization more vulnerable than you realize. In this session, we’ll identify the most common pitfalls, explain why they’re so dangerous, and most importantly, show you how to replace them with practices that truly protect your business. Don’t let your GRC program turn into a horror story—join us to learn how to turn these nightmares into sustainable, mature strategies for success.

Bridging the Gap: Why Cybersecurity Tools Alone Aren’t Enough

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Investing in the latest cybersecurity tools doesn’t automatically mean you’re secure. Many leaders feel the initial promise of a new solution—only to realize it’s not delivering the protection they expected. So, what’s missing? In this session, we’ll break down where the responsibility of the tool ends and where your team’s role begins. We’ll uncover why […]

CMMC 101: What you need to know from framework to final rule

CMMC, Compliance, GRC, Top Posts

With a staggering loss of $3.5 billion in intellectual property through its contractors a year, the Department of Defense (DoD) needed a way to shore up cybersecurity in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). From this need, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program was created with an initial release in 2020. The entire purpose […]

Security Awareness Training – Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report

Security Awareness

In this 15-minute training, the HG team breaks down the most critical findings from Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)—and what they mean for real-world security programs. We cover the sharp rise in third-party breaches, the growing threat of GenAI misuse, and the continued dominance of ransomware and credential-based attacks. You’ll walk away with […]