What’s the Difference Between Enterprise Risk and Business Impact?

Enterprise risk assessments (ERA) and business impact assessments (BIA) are the heart of operational resilience. Both are foundational to managing risk. Each plays a distinct role in helping companies navigate uncertainty. But they are not interchangeable. What’s the difference? ERA is about prevention. BIA is about recovery.  What is an Enterprise Risk Assessment? An ERA takes a wide-angle lens to risk. It’s designed to identify and prioritize ...

By |2025-05-06T20:06:05+00:00May 6th, 2025|Business Resilience, Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC|

Regulatory Horizon Scanning: Why It Belongs in Your Risk Toolkit 

Regulatory change continues to challenge organizations worldwide. From the UK's Digital Services Act and the EU's Cyber Resilience Act to the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act, businesses must continuously pay close attention to ongoing local and global regulations. With escalating ESG disclosure mandates, increasing AI governance, and a surge in enforcement actions, the volume of new requirements—and the speed at which they hit—is forcing companies to rethink how ...

By |2025-05-08T13:31:35+00:00April 22nd, 2025|Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC, Regulatory Change|

Turning Early Detection into a Strategic Business Advantage 

Horizon Scanning, integrated within the SAI360 platform, leverages the latest advancements in AI to identify emerging risks stemming from micro and macro global events. Capturing external intelligence ranging from competitor missteps and new regulations to shifts in public sentiment, Risk Radar can identify patterns and interpret threat levels according to an individual organization’s unique framework. This results in a number of competitive advantages. Below, we ...

By |2025-05-08T13:36:16+00:00April 16th, 2025|Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC|

Getting Ahead of Risk: 3 Reasons You Should Add Emerging Risk Detection to Your GRC Strategy

Business risks. They’re everywhere and not always in places you’d expect. A sudden natural disaster can impact a key supplier. A third-party’s technical glitch can halt your production line. In some scenarios, like a disruptive new technology, an entire industry can be left scrambling. These unforeseen events often escalate quickly, create significant operational disruptions, and may result in financial loss or reputational damage. In light ...

By |2025-04-03T10:49:13+00:00April 3rd, 2025|Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC|

10 Innovations Shaping the Future of Compliance and Learning

At SAI360’s CustomerConnect Chicago event, industry leaders and forward-thinking professionals came together to explore the intersection of compliance and learning and discuss the cutting-edge advancements shaping both of these fields. A siloed approach to risk management is no longer the solution. What is? With compliance playing a critical role in navigating risks and maintaining organizational integrity and operational resilience, GRC-learning integration is revolutionizing how teams learn, ...

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 ...

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|

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|

11 Key Benefits of SAI360’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance Solution

Managing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) effectively is crucial for organizational stability and growth. With ever-changing regulations and increasing risks, businesses can't go at it alone. They need the right tools at the right time. The right GRC solution. SAI360’s GRC solution provides a centralized system that allows organizations to automate tasks, reduce errors, and make faster decisions. The solution offers real-time insights and a ...

By |2025-04-28T02:57:40+00:00February 3rd, 2025|Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC|

Thriving in Uncertainty: Building Business Resilience

The business world is incredibly unpredictable. Businesses face challenges that can disrupt operations in an instant. From cyberattacks to global crises to climate change emergencies, the ability to adapt and bounce back has become a hallmark of successful organizations. Business resilience isn’t just a buzzword—it is a strategic approach to maintaining profitability and ensuring sustainable growth.  Did you know? Economic loss from the January 2025 ...

By |2025-04-28T03:05:19+00:00February 3rd, 2025|Business Resilience, Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC|