Third-Party Risk Management for Stronger Compliance Security

Third-party risk management software introduces significant risks. If business operations are a house, vendors and third-party providers are the bricks holding it up. Exposing your valuable and highly confidential information to another company ups the ante for everything from cybersecurity threats to regulatory violations to operational disruptions and reputational damage. Done wrong, everything comes crashing down to the ground. When information is no longer in ...

Microlearning is the Preferred E-Learning Method, Survey Shows: Why Small Lessons Deliver Big Results

Microlearning in Ethics & Compliance training is on the upswing in 2025. According to the SAI360 Learning Content Survey, conducted in December 2024 among product user groups, most respondents favored short, focused lessons. This microlearning finding is important. It ultimately reflects a greater need for more flexible and efficient training formats. Ones that can smoothly cater to the realities of modern workplaces. "Microlearning modules and ...

By |2025-04-28T03:06:45+00:00March 10th, 2025|Ethics & Compliance Learning|

AI-Powered Learning Is Redefining Ethics & Compliance Training

Generic Ethics & Compliance (E&C) training? That's a thing of the past. The SAI360 Learning Content Survey, conducted in December 2024 among product user groups, highlights a significant shift toward AI-powered learning that focuses on personalization in ethics and compliance training. One key finding is that AI-powered learning is paving the way for smarter, more personalized programs. This personalization means training that resonates with more ...

By |2025-05-22T14:09:24+00:00March 3rd, 2025|Ethics & Compliance Learning|

Confidence in Compliance: Overcoming Self-Doubt in Risk and Governance Roles

In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the moments that shape women’s leadership in ethics, governance, risk, and compliance —the ones that challenge us, push us, and ultimately make us stronger. For Lindsey Brown-Acquaye, CRCM, AAP, CRA & Fair Banking Program Manager at Stearns Bank, that moment came during her first solo exit interview with a client. Overcoming Self-Doubt in Compliance Leadership New to audit ...

Why Your Business Needs Third-Party Compliance Training

Third-party compliance training (or a lack of) has been hitting the mainstream media headlines, given our increasingly interconnected world. Case in point? When Equifax experienced one of the largest data breaches in history, it wasn’t their own security systems that failed—it was a vulnerability in a third-party software vendor¹. The result? Personal data for nearly 150 million people was exposed, leading to a $425 million ...

By |2025-04-28T03:07:13+00:00March 2nd, 2025|Ethics & Compliance Learning, Third-Party and Vendor Risk|

Healthcare Business Continuity and Compliance: 4 Critical Life-or-Death Imperatives

Healthcare business continuity and compliance aren’t just back-office concerns—they’re a lifeline. Literally. When unexpected disaster strikes—a power outage, a cyber incident, or a supply chain disruption—patients’ lives could be on the line. Without a strong healthcare business continuity and compliance strategy, hospitals risk non-compliance, patient safety failures, and operational disruptions. Yet, when it comes to business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR), too many healthcare systems approach critical healthcare ...

By |2025-05-09T17:23:49+00:00March 1st, 2025|Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC, Healthcare GRC|

Laying the Groundwork: How GRC and Training Prevent Organizational Cracks

Compliance isn't just a set of blueprints—it's a foundation successful companies build off of. Yet for many organizations, their foundation is shaky, eroded by new regulations and emerging risks. From cyber risks to new conflicts of interest to new regulatory demands and so on, new cracks can appear or worsen if no action is taken. The consequences are costly - revenue loss, fines, loss of ...

The Power of Mentorship for Women in Compliance: How to Build a Stronger Ethics and GRC Network

In the ethics, governance, risk, and compliance arena, career progression isn’t just about what you know about business risks. It's about who you know in the business risk space. And what kinds of high-quality relationships you can build. Did you know? More than half of U.S. compliance officers are female. Yet, despite their growing numbers, women in compliance leadership still face unique challenges when it ...

Effective Workplace Communication: The Email You Should Have Sent

Effective workplace communication is essential for career growth. It shapes how colleagues engage and collaborate. In honor of International Women's Day, it's critical to pause and consider how many professionals—especially women—hesitate to advocate for themselves at work. Whether requesting a raise, seeking a promotion, or addressing a workplace concern, self-advocacy can often feel daunting for women. One area where these differences become especially clear is ...

Your Conflicts of Interest Process Is Slowing You Down—Here’s How CMS Integration Speeds Up COI Compliance

Conflict of Interest (COI) campaign responses and compliance is a critical process. Even more so for the healthcare industry. Yet for many organizations, it remains a slow, manual task. Compliance teams spend hours collecting COI disclosures, verifying financial relationships, and reviewing potential conflicts of interest. Without an efficient system, the process becomes error-prone, leading to inconsistent reporting and compliance risks. Employees often struggle to remember ...

By |2025-05-09T16:54:28+00:00February 10th, 2025|Compliance, Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC|