3-Hour Intro to Cyber and IT Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)

Workshop Description

Security risk identification does not ensure control. Organisations fail when control gaps are not translated into structured action.

This session introduces a governance-level approach to security: assessing control failures, structuring programmes aligned to risk and regulation, and evaluating whether those programmes perform.

Focus is on decision-making, not tools.

Why Attend This Workshop?

✔ Analyse where controls fail
✔ Assess security posture against frameworks
✔ Evaluate business impact of gaps
✔ Understand how programmes are structured
✔ Examine how effectiveness is measured

Workshop Outline

• Analyse control gaps across systems and processes
• Assess business impact and risk exposure
• Compare frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, MAS TRM)
• Structure security programmes from findings
• Examine compliance and governance constraints
• Evaluate monitoring and performance

Workshop Highlights

Phase 1 — Gap Assessment
✔ Identify control failures
✔ Benchmark against frameworks
✔ Assess impact

Phase 2 — Programme Design
✔ Translate gaps into initiatives
✔ Prioritise and sequence
✔ Align with compliance

Phase 3 — Monitoring and Evaluation
✔ Define metrics
✔ Establish governance cycles
✔ Evaluate effectiveness

Who Should Attend

• Security and risk professionals
• IT governance and compliance roles
• Managers responsible for security programmes
• Technology leaders

Pre-requisites

• Basic cybersecurity knowledge
• Exposure to organisational systems
• Prior risk assessment experience

What You’ll Walk Away With

• Gap assessment lens
• Programme structuring framework
• Compliance mapping understanding
• Monitoring and evaluation model