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Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC): A Complete Guide
What Is Governance Risk and Compliance? Organizations employ a governance risk and compliance framework (GRC) to handle interdependencies between corporate governance policies, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management programs. GRC strategies aim to help organizations better coordinate processes, technologies, and people and ensure ethical behavior. A well planned GRC strategy can address many of the…
Navigating SAP Security Notes: August 2024 Patch Tuesday
SAP published 17 new and eight updated Security Notes for August 2024 Patch Tuesday. Compared to July’s SAP Security Patch Day release, this month’s release contains more patches overall and with higher severity. Two security notes received the HotNews maximum priority rating (CVSS scores ranging from 9.0 to 10.0), and both are new notes. Additionally,…
SAP Audit: SAP Native and Third Party Solutions
What is an SAP Audit? An SAP audit refers to the systematic review of an organization’s SAP environment, focusing on ensuring the effectiveness of the enterprise software suite provided by SAP, particularly its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This suite supports a wide array of business processes, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, and purchasing….
Navigating Third Party Governance and Risk Management: A Complete Guide
A 2022 Deloitte survey revealed that 73% of organizations had a moderate to high level of dependence on cloud service providers, with predictions estimating this figure to increase to 88% in the coming years. This kind of increased dependence underscores the importance of effective third-party governance and risk management. Identity Access Management (IAM), a process…
Automated Risk Management: Driving Efficiency and Precision in Modern Enterprises
The recent 2024 IT Risk and Compliance Benchmark Report, which surveyed over 1,000 IT and GRC professionals, found that more than half experienced a data breach within the last 24 months, and more than two-thirds spent significant amounts of time on manual risk management processes. These alarming statistics underscore the pressing need for robust risk management strategies in…
Identity Platforms: Mastering the Fundamentals of Security and Access
When it comes to security fundamentals, the big question always is, “Who has access to what?” The “who” in this case is the user’s digital identity, which becomes the single source of truth for provisioning, assigning roles, granting permissions, and verifying requests. As we become more interconnected, effectively and securely managing user identities poses a…
Mastering Compliance Monitoring: Essential Strategies, Tools, and Best Practices
Let’s face it. No one likes to see red in their compliance reports. However, achieving 100% compliance is almost impossible in today’s fast-paced and highly regulated business environment. As organizations navigate a complex web of laws, regulations, and industry standards, the ability to effectively monitor compliance can mean the difference between success and costly setbacks. Compliance…
[Video] U.S. Sugar and Pathlock: A Partnership That Simplifies Application Security and Compliance
U.S. Sugar is an agricultural business that grows and processes sugarcane, citrus, and sweet corn for well-known national brands. The company farms 245,000 acres and is a vital part of rural communities, providing 2,500 jobs. U.S. Sugar was looking for a solution to monitor their separation of duties (SoD) but couldn’t find one that was…