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🤖 Financial Institutions Face a Complex Challenge in Adopting AI for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)

While a large number of financial firms are exploring AI for GRC, only 32% have established an AI committee or governance group, exposing critical gaps in oversight. In this post, we dissect the key challenges and strategies for integrating AI into financial GRC responsibly.

📖 Read the Article from NTM Advisory: The AI Balancing Act in Financial GRC: Navigating Compliance, Risk, and Innovation

💵 Secure-by-Design: A Compliance Catalyst

Organizations are increasingly embedding secure-by-design (SbD) principles and robust data governance into IT transformation projects to meet escalating regulatory demands and mitigate cyber risks. This strategic integration is reshaping how enterprises approach system development, risk management, and compliance in 2025.

📖 Read the Article from NTM Advisory: Secure-by-Design Initiatives: The Road to Compliance-Driven IT Transformation?

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Compliance Updates

⏹️ CMS 2025 Rule Changes: Stricter Interoperability, Data Accuracy, and Security Requirements

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized new rules for 2025 that significantly raise compliance standards for healthcare providers. Providers will need to implement certified EHR systems, enhance data sharing procedures, and invest in robust cybersecurity measures such as encryption and regular staff security training. Non-compliance may result in penalties or loss of eligibility for reimbursement programs, making these changes broadly relevant for healthcare IT compliance.

⏹️ OCR Risk Analysis Initiative: Increased Enforcement of Security Risk Assessments

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a Risk Analysis Initiative, intensifying enforcement actions against healthcare organizations that fail to perform thorough and regular security risk assessments (SRAs) as required by HIPAA. This heightened scrutiny means healthcare entities must prioritize comprehensive, documented risk analyses to mitigate vulnerabilities and avoid costly enforcement action.

⏹️ Enhanced AML/CFT Program Requirements for Financial Institutions

In 2025, U.S. regulators are expected to finalize new rules to strengthen and modernize anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) programs for banks and other financial institutions. These updates, stemming from the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, will require institutions to formally incorporate the government’s AML/CFT Priorities into their Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance programs for the first time. Financial institutions will need to update internal controls, risk assessments, and training programs to address these new priorities and ensure compliance with enhanced regulatory expectations.

💡Network Segmentation Moves Center Stage in Healthcare Security

Healthcare cybersecurity and the HIPAA Security Rule are getting a major shake-up in 2025, completely changing how healthcare organizations approach their security strategies.

📖 Read the Article from NTM Advisory: The New Era of Mandatory Network Segmentation in Healthcare

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