How to Communicate Cyber Risk to Leadership
By Norman Marks, CPA, CRMA I like to tell risk practitioners that when they report to leadership, they need to: Tell them what they need to know, not what you want to say! There’s a [...]
Enforcement is Coming: How CCPA Fines Compare to GDPR
Coronavirus or not, the enforcement date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is still set for July 1, 2020. Organizations have just days to become CCPA compliant. Businesses in adherence with Europe’s General Data [...]
Navigating Chaos: A Special 3-Part Risk@Work Webinar Series
The coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses to rapidly adapt processes, procedures, and policies – while maintaining compliance and controls. In this special, three-part webinar series, GRC guru Michael Rasmussen takes a look at the classic [...]
Hemp is Becoming Big Business – with Big-Business Risks to Match
The growing market for hemp crop insurance Hemp is on a high. Total sales for hemp-based products were $1.1 billion in 2018 – and that amount is expected to double by 2022. Fueling this growth [...]
Coronavirus and Compliance: 8 Areas to Focus on Now
The coronavirus plague is ushering in a host of new compliance vulnerabilities. Workplaces are going virtual, strict quarantine measures are being imposed, and business closures have been mandated. Organizations are responding with a dizzying [...]
The 5 Biggest Challenges to Effective Compliance Management
Compliance is complicated and expensive to manage – often made more so by the very tools and processes intended to get the job done. Otherwise capable compliance teams struggle with clunky, outgrown technology and inefficient [...]
The NIST Privacy Framework: What is It and Why It Matters
Data privacy is a complex issue in today’s always-connected world. We want our privacy protected, yet willingly share all sorts of personal information in our quest to connect with friends, shop for products, or [...]
What a High-Performing Compliance Process Looks Like
What differentiates a high-performing compliance process from the merely adequate? The unobstructed flow of information across all parts of the organization. Stand-out compliance programs give all authorized stakeholders access to the same high-quality, real-time [...]
CCPA and GDPR: How the Privacy Laws Stack Up
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is often compared to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation – but not every requirement matches up. Here’s how the two laws compare: Want more insight on CCPA compliance? Download [...]
Five Questions Every Risk and Compliance Leader Should Ask in 2020
The risk landscape is constantly changing, and risk and compliance managers always need to have a pulse on what’s happening. Understanding macro trends and where your industry and organization fits will help you prioritize your [...]
Ready or Not: CCPA is Here!
The new year is here -- and with it comes the strictest data privacy law to hit the U.S. to date: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Every organization needs to pay attention – [...]
Top 10 Organisational Challenges of Implementing a GRC Solution
Many organisations are adopting governance, risk and compliance (GRC) technology to help manage their activities in these areas. This shift continues to be driven by an ever-changing regulatory landscape and an increasingly connected world. GRC [...]