From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
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What does it mean to treat your GRC program like a product?
From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
What does it mean to treat your GRC program like a product?
- GRC is often treated as a rigid, check-the-box function focused on meeting audit requirements and avoiding fines. But what if we looked at it differently? What if instead of just a set of policies we treated GRC like a product, something that evolves, improves, and delivers tangible value to the organization. That's what this chapter is all about, treating your GRC program like a product. Let's dive in. At its core, a product is something that solves a problem for its users and over time it adapts to meet their changing needs. Think about the apps on your phone. Would you want to use software that hasn't been updated in years? No. Instead, you expect continuous improvements, new features, and an improved user experience. Now think about how you can apply that same thinking to GRC. Rather than being a one-time policy implementation, GRC should be a continuously evolving function, just like a product. What does this mean in reality? It means engaging with stakeholders to understand…
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