The Ultimate Guide to Risk & Compliance
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What to know about Risk & Compliance
Risk & Compliance is a critical domain encompassing the strategies, tools, and frameworks organisations use to identify, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and internal policies. This area has grown increasingly complex with evolving technology landscapes and cyber threats, making it essential for businesses to stay informed and adaptive.
Recent developments highlight the dynamic nature of risk and compliance, including innovations like AI-powered suites enhancing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, as well as emerging security challenges such as growing API vulnerabilities in financial sectors and the targeting of cloud resources by cyber-attacks. Organisations must navigate an expanding regulatory environment, with new standards and certifications marking benchmarks for data protection, operational resilience, and cybersecurity readiness.
Beyond technology, risk and compliance involve critical considerations around human factors, corporate governance, and the alignment of security practices with business objectives. Insights into cloud governance, supply chain security, and identity management demonstrate the multifaceted approach required to manage risks effectively in a digital-first world.
For readers, exploring stories tagged with Risk & Compliance offers valuable perspectives on cutting-edge solutions, regulatory changes, and strategic guidance. It is an essential resource for professionals aiming to understand and implement robust risk management frameworks, enhance cybersecurity posture, comply with evolving standards, and ultimately safeguard their organisations against the multifarious risks of today’s interconnected environment.
American Risk & Compliance News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
AICPA & CPA.com open applications for AI startup accelerator
Startups with working AI products can win USD $25,000 and access to accountants as firms test automation for audit, tax and advisory work.
Avatier launches AI identity platform with pay-per-action
Enterprises can now avoid upfront licensing as charges shift to verified identity tasks, with a healthcare provider already piloting the system.
Maximor expands autonomous finance platform after growth
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
Trustmi launches AI investigation agent for B2B fraud
Fraud probes should move faster as the new tool links payment, email and vendor data for security and finance teams.
Appdome launches remote management for live mobile apps
Mobile teams can now alter protections in published apps without a rebuild, speeding responses to fraud and other threats.
Forrester finds 264% ROI from Gravwell security platform
Rising telemetry costs are pushing security teams to rethink SIEM spending, after a study found Gravwell users recouped costs in under six months.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Risk & Compliance
Sentra launches Shadow AI DLP to block sensitive data
Check Point named Frost visionary in risk platform
CFOs lack data trust, stalling AI adoption in finance
Financial firms face rising AI cyber risk, survey says
Incode named Gartner leader for third straight year
Featured News
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
TrustedTech report warns of 'AI Skills Underclass' gap
Nearly half of U.S. workers lack AI training, widening a skills gap that leaves the most exposed employees to fend for themselves.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
AI use in life sciences focused on augmentation - for now
AI in life sciences is boosting workflows rather than replacing scientists, as firms navigate regulation, data risks and uneven adoption across markets.
Expert Columns
The post-quantum mandate isn't about algorithms, it's about operational trust
Fraud prevention for hospitality leaders: Tackling hotel booking fraud
Managing your supplier risk isn't a deadline. It's about your resilience
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
A strategic blueprint for governing AI-enabled software development
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
Why ERP is not just another platform you can rebuild with AI code
AI fluency: A skeptic's guide to the skill that snuck up on product teams
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Risk & Compliance News
Incode named Gartner leader for third straight year
The ranking reinforces Incode's pitch to banks and platforms seeking faster checks as deepfakes and synthetic identities raise fraud risk.
AI security gap grows in ERP systems, Onapsis warns
A survey of 204 US executives found 22% had suffered an AI-enabled breach in ERP systems, deepening doubts over existing safeguards.
Zocks launches AI scheduling for financial advisers
Advisers could cut admin as the new feature links bookings with client records, meeting prep and follow-up across one workflow.
US adults question whether business emails are real
A growing share of US adults doubt business emails as AI makes polished messages easier to fake, a survey found.
ChatSee warns of AI failures beyond hallucinations
Execution and escalation breakdowns now outnumber hallucinations in enterprise AI failures, according to more than 10,000 observed incidents.
Increase launches bank to simplify fintech payments
The move could cut complexity for fintech firms by bundling regulated banking access with payments software in one provider.
CTERA links Microsoft Copilot to enterprise file data
The integration lets staff query authorised files across hybrid environments without moving sensitive data into Microsoft 365 repositories.
Glassbox launches AI tools for enterprise digital data
Banking and insurance teams could spot digital failures sooner as new tools feed governed customer-journey evidence into enterprise AI systems.
Carta broadens Claude plugins for private capital firms
Private capital firms using Claude may cut days of manual reporting as Carta rolls out plugins that work inside its permissioned records and audit trails.
US telecoms providers face elevated cyber risk, report finds
Basic security gaps are leaving nearly two-thirds of analysed US telecoms providers in an elevated cyber risk band, the report says.
The post-quantum mandate isn't about algorithms, it's about operational trust
June 2026 U.S. executive orders have turned post-quantum readiness into an operational race, forcing firms to map and manage trust fast.
Backbase banking AI beats GPT-4.1 in live deployment
In a seven-month test, the specialist model answered more banking queries than GPT-4.1 while refusing uncertain prompts less often than expected.
Corpay launches Agent Card for AI business payments
Approved AI agents can now create controlled virtual cards for company spending, targeting procurement, travel and advertising workflows.
Singulr expands AI governance to endpoints & gateways
Security teams gain broader oversight as Singulr extends AI governance from browsers to employee devices, gateways and agent platforms.
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
The hire is aimed at accelerating AI product development and strengthening governance as Zingtree targets regulated customer service operations.
KPMG named OpenAI Elite Partner in strategic alliance
Public agencies and enterprise customers could see AI embedded into KPMG software as the firm deepens its OpenAI tie-up.
Bank of America adds AI to EricaAssist for faster calls
Call-centre staff at the bank are handling enquiries nearly a minute faster as new generative AI prompts cut call times and speed up guidance.
NetBox Labs and BlueAlly partner on network automation
Automation projects may be easier to trust as BlueAlly adopts NetBox Labs' infrastructure data platform across customer deployments.
AlgoSec updates Horizon with cloud security automation
Security teams can now cut manual policy work as AlgoSec adds automation, risk analysis and compliance reporting across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Trustmi survey finds confidence gap in payment fraud
Most employees still miss signs of AI-led payment fraud, as 79% said email filters alone cannot stop increasingly convincing impersonation scams.
Job Moves
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
Corsha appoints new chief operating & product officers
Lorum appoints Hartwig Gerhartinger as legal chief
Lorum appoints Hartwig Gerhartinger as legal chief
iCOUNTER names Ali Waezzadah as Chief Information Security Officer
Agiloft appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel
BriefCatch names AI chief to tackle fake legal citations
Opaque hires Microsoft veteran as Chief Platform Officer
Geordie appoints Courtney Broadwell as Channel Chief