CU InfoSecurity Commentary Texas Relevant

Is Your GRC Program Really Reducing Risk?

Summary

- GRC theater focuses on audit success rather than risk reduction and creates false confidence. - Continuous GRC engineering is necessary as adversaries operate continuously.

Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions

The article discusses best practices in GRC that are relevant to all credit unions, including Texas CUs, for effective risk management.

Original Source Material

CISO Sean Atkinson on Moving From 'GRC Theater' to Continuous GRC Engineering As NIST, ISO, SOC 2, NIS2 and DORA expand compliance pressure, many organizations are optimizing for audit success instead of risk reduction. Sean Atkinson warns that “GRC theater” creates false confidence. Adversaries operate continuously and so should GRC engineering, he said.