Our teams are always hard at work improving the TrustCloud platform. Here are this month’s biggest updates.

CISOs face a growing challenge: securing critical assets while keeping pace with evolving cyber threats, AI risks, and increasing regulatory demands. The irony? Despite investing millions in security tools, many organizations still lack confidence that their applications, data, and infrastructure consistently meet security, privacy, and AI governance requirements. Traditional risk assessment methods – like annual audits and spreadsheet-based workflows—are no longer enough.

Today, organizations are under increasing scrutiny to maintain robust compliance frameworks. Audits play a pivotal role in evaluating these frameworks, and adverse findings can serve as critical indicators of areas requiring immediate attention. As technology leaders, understanding the implications of such findings and implementing effective remediation strategies is essential to upholding organizational integrity and stakeholder trust.

Compliance management has emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable growth and risk mitigation. Companies today face increasing regulatory demands while striving to achieve ambitious business objectives. Strategic compliance management, therefore, is not just about adhering to rules but about seamlessly aligning compliance efforts with business goals.

As we advance into 2025, data privacy continues to be a critical area of focus for organizations worldwide. The accelerating pace of technological innovation, coupled with heightened consumer awareness and stricter regulatory frameworks, demands that technology leaders prioritize data protection. This article explores key trends shaping the future of data privacy and offers actionable insights for navigating this complex landscape.

According to a Gartner report, 60% of organizations will rely on third-party vendors for more than half of their critical business operations by 2025. However, Gartner also warns that third-party risk events – such as data breaches or compliance violations – will increase by 30% in the same timeframe. As a technology leader, these figures resonate deeply with the challenges I see organizations facing daily.

A core product tenet at TrustCloud is delivering a “Joyfully Crafted” user experience for our users. As we wrap up 2024, the TrustCloud product and UX team went through all the user feedback we received this year, and identified some key “quality of life” improvements to make the day-to-day experience for our users more approachable. We’re excited to share these updates with you.

Businesses looking for serious compliance street cred often turn first to ISO 27001. ISO 27001 is a globally recognized framework that outlines and defines information security management system (ISMS) requirements. Because being ISO 27001 certified demonstrates an organization meets best practices for information security, ISO certification can give businesses a significant competitive advantage. If you’re weighing ISO 27001 vs.