Heather Cox

About the Author

Heather Cox

Heather Cox is a Senior Content Manager & Social Media Strategist at Onspring, where she develops blogs, campaigns, and resources to help organizations strengthen their GRC programs. She specializes in making complex risk and compliance topics accessible and actionable for readers. Outside of work, Heather is an avid reader and a weekend gardener. She loves traveling with her family and being entertained by Ruby, her clever, cuddly Vizsla.

Areas of Expertise:

GRC

Latest from Heather Cox

Audit, GRC

Audit Ready, Not Audit Panicked: How to Keep Compliance Evidence Organized

Organize compliance evidence and maintain audit readiness year-round. Build an evidence management process that reduces audit delays.
Compliance, GRC

Control Mapping 101: Stop Duplicating Compliance Effort with Smart Framework Alignment

Stop running the same compliance tests for each framework. Control mapping cuts redundant work and speeds up audits.
Audit, Compliance, Compliance Management, GRC, Regulatory Change

Keeping Up with Regulations to Ease Your Compliance Worries

Learn how unified compliance technology helps organizations manage overlapping regulations, reduce manual work, and stay audit-ready year-round.
GRC

Stories Over Spreadsheets: Why Security Leaders Need to Change How They Communicate

Cybersecurity communication fails when security teams speak technical while executives think business. Discover how to bridge that gap.
Compliance, GRC

Why Security and Compliance Teams Clash (and How GRC Leaders Can Fix It)

Close the gap between security and compliance teams. See how shared workflows, centralized data, and integrated platforms drive alignment.
Data Privacy, GRC

Why Shared Data Is the Foundation of Modern GRC

Learn why shared data is the foundation of modern GRC, improving visibility, collaboration, and risk management across teams.
CMMC, GRC, Regulations & Frameworks

CMMC Phase II May Be Paused. Your Compliance Program Shouldn’t Be.

CMMC Phase II audits paused, but NIST 171 requirements remain. See why strengthening compliance now positions you for whatever comes next.
Compliance, GRC

Balancing Compliance and Security in GRC

Bridge the compliance-security gap. Learn how unified GRC technology helps teams collaborate, reduce vulnerabilities, and turn compliance into strategic advantage.
GRC

Scaling Help Desk Operations: Governance, Efficiency and Risk Management

Help desk governance isn’t a bottleneck—it’s the framework that enables teams to scale faster while staying compliant and consistent.
GRC, Regulations & Frameworks

Evaluating Alternative Business Solutions: A Governance Framework for Change

Evaluate business solutions with governance at the center. Reduce risk and build stakeholder confidence in your transformation decisions.
GRC

The Cost of Unmanaged Customer Care: Risk, Compliance and Operational Failures

Customer-focused companies see 2x revenue growth. But without governance, unmanaged care triggers GDPR fines, data breaches, and lost trust.
Data Privacy, GRC, Regulations & Frameworks

The Compliance Challenge: Managing GDPR, CCPA and Everything in Between

Compliance management software helps teams centralize controls, reduce manual work, and stay ahead of GDPR, CCPA, and evolving regulations.