The third and final installment of top 10 accounting firm Grant Thornton’s Digital Transformation survey—which gathered insights from more than 550 cross-functional senior executives across industries—revealed that embedding cybersecurity, resilience, and real-time compliance into technology strategies can help organizations stay agile and innovate.
According to data from the final installment of the survey, when respondents were asked to rank the top priorities for their organizations’ technology enhancements, 57% chose cybersecurity and risk management as one of their top three technology objectives.
“Compliance and resilience don’t reduce agility,” Ethan Rojhani, a partner in the risk advisory practice for Grant Thornton Advisors, said in a statement. “They increase agility because they enable people to understand their bounds and parameters, so they make the most effective use of their time and resources.”
The survey also found that 60% of executives identified governance, risk, and compliance tools and processes as a top three tactic for mitigating technology risks.
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