MetricStream has unveiled its annual forecast of key trends shaping the future of GRC and Cyber GRC. These 2025 predictions offer a roadmap for building resilience strategies, addressing emerging risks, and seizing new opportunities.
AI comes of age: risks, rewards, and governance
The rise of AI continues to revolutionize GRC for organizations with agentic automation, recommendations, and intelligent insights while amplifying the demand for governance to safeguard data, maintain trust, and ensure the ethical use of AI.
Resilience takes center stage
Global disruptions, from cyberattacks to supply chain breakdowns, underscore the criticality of resilience. Regulations like the UK Operational Resilience rules and the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) are pushing organizations to strengthen their ability to adapt to and recover from crises.
Cyber risk and compliance is maturing
Cyber risk and compliance evolve from periodic assessments to real-time, continuous monitoring, enabling faster detection, response, and mitigation across cloud and IT ecosystems. Organizations are also leveraging cybersecurity data to automate risk ratings and quantify…
