Risk & Exception Management
Maintain risk treatment, exceptions, residual risk and review dates.
Managed GRC
Keep the security programme operating between audits.
Managed GRC turns risk, evidence, access, suppliers, policies and corrective actions into an operating cadence instead of an annual scramble.
Recurring governance without a large internal GRC team.
The service is structured around the client's risk profile, certification commitments and customer assurance workload.
Evidence & Control Reviews
Maintain evidence calendars, test recurring controls and track operating gaps.
Access & Supplier Oversight
Coordinate periodic access, privileged access and supplier-risk review cycles.
Policy & Governance Calendar
Review policies, responsibilities, metrics, management-review inputs and governance actions.
Corrective Action
Track findings, due dates, evidence of remediation, retesting and closure.
Audit & Questionnaire Readiness
Prepare surveillance evidence and respond more efficiently to customer security questionnaires.
Example cadence.
The exact cadence is risk-based; it should not be reduced to a generic monthly checklist.
| Cadence | Typical activities | Outputs |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | Risk and exception changes, corrective actions, evidence due, security incidents | Status pack and action tracker |
| Quarterly | Access reviews, supplier/control reviews, metrics and leadership reporting | Review evidence and management metrics |
| Annual / planned | Internal audit planning, management review, policy review, certification preparation | Audit records, management decisions and readiness pack |
| On change | Major system, supplier, business or scope changes | Risk update and control impact assessment |
Managed GRC should produce decisions, not just reminders.
The point is to maintain control ownership and evidence quality, identify failures early, and give management a defensible view of risk.
A useful GRC programme can answer: what changed, what failed, what evidence proves the control, who owns the remediation, and what residual risk remains?