Before You Adopt AI | Sustainable GRC | Flat Risk Registers

🤖 What to Know Before You Adopt AI into Your Business

Companies are chasing efficiency gains, smarter decisions, and opportunities to grow. But here's what many don't see on the horizon: the impending wave of AI regulations and laws.

📖 Read the Article from NTM Advisory: Before You Adopt AI: Expected Changes in Laws and Regulations

💵 ESG and Sustainable GRC: Practical Tips and Guidance for 2025 

ESG isn't going away, and it's not getting easier. The organizations that adapt quickly will have a massive advantage over those still treating it like a checkbox exercise. Real integration, not cosmetic changes, will put businesses ahead.

📖 Read the Article from NTM Advisory: ESG and Sustainable GRC: From Reporting to Real Impact

Compliance Updates

⏹️ Technology-Driven Risks Dominate Compliance Concerns: 63% of U.S. Professionals on Alert

A newly released survey reveals that 63% of U.S. regulatory compliance professionals consider technology-driven risk the most significant force likely to cause compliance issues in 2025. Key concerns include keeping up with regulatory changes (43%), assessing risk across asset classes (42%), and accurately identifying insider trading and market manipulation (40%). This heightened anxiety comes amid a surge in global enforcement actions-up 260% year-over-year in 2024-and increasing regulatory scrutiny of smaller and mid-market firms.

⏹️ Compliance AI Goes Mainstream: From Pilots to Production Deployment

2025 marks a pivotal year as artificial intelligence moves from hype to reality in compliance functions. While adoption accelerates, regulators remain cautious, closely scrutinizing how AI is implemented and the value it brings. This trend signals a new era of efficiency and effectiveness in compliance, with AI expected to deliver measurable improvements in risk detection and operational precision.

💡Flat Risk Registers Are Out (and Here’s Why)

Traditional risk registers, which list risks as isolated items, are quickly becoming outdated in the face of modern complexity. The trend for 2025 and beyond is clear: contextual risk analysis, powered by enhanced key risk indicators (KRIs) and scenario modeling, is a powerful tool for understanding risk interconnections and building resilience.

📖 Read the Article from NTM Advisory: Contextualizing Risk: Moving Beyond Flat Risk Registers 

👇 Working in Silos? Three Security Webinars Worth Watching 👇

The Hacker News just dropped three webinars that tackle real problems you’re probably facing. They're covering why 80% of exposures now happen in the cloud while most teams still obsess over code, whether ASPM is the real deal or just another shiny object, and how to build a "reasonable" cyber defense program that actually holds up to scrutiny.

The best part? No theoretical navel-gazing — just practical solutions from experts who get it. These sessions show you how to connect your dev, cloud, and SOC teams instead of letting them operate like they're in different companies. (Let's be honest — attackers don't wait for your teams to coordinate, and compliance isn't getting any easier.)

Click below to check them out!  

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