Let’s Talk GRC & Security!
Here’s where we highlight creative things going on in the GRC and Security communities. We share insightful news and cutting edge theories about the current and future state of technology Security and Governance, Risk, and Compliance and its place at large and small clients across industries. Read about our experiences here. Please feel free to contact us to contribute to the conversation.
Evaluating Cloud Providers
I have a friend who recently started a new business venture. He’s been involved in several other ventures before therefore he’s familiar with the common business processes that are performed when running a business - accounting, scheduling, inventory, production,...
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The most overlooked element of successful GRC
Most GRC / IRM material focuses on things that are unique to the world of business and technology risk. This often makes sense since there is so much to consider when working with GRC. Thousands of GRC guides, white-papers, manuals, and blog posts fill professional...
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Path to a Successful Upgrade
Completing an Archer upgrade can be a daunting task. With the relatively recent release of Archer version 6.5, as Holly Giammanco mentioned in her post “Archer 6.5 is Here!”, there are multiple good reasons to get your Archer platform on the latest and greatest...
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Agile GRC Development Process
As we have blogged about in the past, when we start an Archer engagement with a new client we usually perform a Roadmap exercise that walks them through identifying their current GRC processes and rated on the basis of complexity,...
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“But Our Compliance Program Is Different” – Accommodating Variations in Your GRC Software
I have yet to implement a GRC solution without hearing the line “But Our Program is Different”, referring to a department’s need for an exception to how the rest of the organization manages a foundational process or defines a key term (e.g., risk assessments, issue...
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Archer 6.5 is Here!
RSA Archer recently released the next iteration of Archer - version 6.5 - and it has some exciting new updates. Here is a rundown of the new and exciting features that are available in RSA Archer Release 6.5: Elasticsearch - a licensed solution to allow searching on...
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