Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is often an afterthought when it comes to cyber security as it is perceived as being the ‘red tape’ that hampers threat prevention efforts.
“Nothing could be farther from the truth,” says Angela Mace, CRM and Events director at ITWeb. “The importance of GRC should never be underestimated, as GRC forms the basis on which organisations can build their cyber security programmes, and when done properly, can enable businesses to be more proactive in terms of incident response.”
With this in mind, ITWeb is hosting GRC 2020, to be held on 25 February at The Forum, in Bryanston, which aims to help businesses of every size and type navigate the complex technological environment they find themselves in today.
She says GRC refers to an organisation’s strategy for managing its overall governance, enterprise risk management and compliance, and keeping it all in line with current regulations.
“Cyber security itself is made up of three elements: people, processes and technology. Most businesses place more emphasis on the ‘technology’ element, as it is probably the easiest to implement. However, all three elements are essential to any…
