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, HIPAA, ISO, Regulations & Frameworks

Framework Overlap Is Killing Your Compliance ROI

70% of organizations waste compliance resources managing overlapping frameworks. Learn how to map shared controls and improve your ROI.
Compliance Management, GRC

The Hidden Cost of Compliance Silos: How Fragmented Tools Waste Your Budget

See how fragmented compliance tools drain budgets through duplicate work, redundant requests, and slower audits. Learn unified GRC solutions.
Audit, Compliance, GRC, Regulations & Frameworks, Risk Management

Mapping Multiple Frameworks into a Unified Compliance Program

Compliance teams waste resources managing multiple frameworks with disconnected tools. Learn how unified GRC technology eliminates duplicated work and strengthens collaboration across teams.
Audit, Compliance, GRC, Risk Management, Third-party / Vendor

Switching Existing Software Vendors Overwhelmingly Drives Increased Satisfaction

Discover why 80% of organizations report increased satisfaction after switching vendors. Get Info-Tech’s five-step methodology to build your business case while reducing switching costs.
GRC, Risk

Top Compliance Management Platforms for Reducing Manual Work

The best compliance management platform for reducing spreadsheets, emails and manual follow-up is Onspring.
GRC, Risk

Consumers Don’t Trust You (Yet): How Strong Data Security Rebuilds Confidence

Your data security program exists. Your customers just can’t see it. Learn how to close the visibility gap and rebuild trust.
GRC, Risk, Third-party / Vendor

Third-Party Breaches Are Nearly Half of All Attacks. What You Should Know.

Third parties account for nearly half of all data breaches. Learn what GRC teams must do to secure vendor relationships and prevent attacks.
AI & Automation, Audit, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, GRC, Risk Management, Security Frameworks & Standards

Understanding Zero-Trust Security and Its Impact on Your Organization

Learn how zero-trust security and data privacy initiatives reinforce each other. Discover ways to align security and privacy teams for faster maturity.
AI, Compliance, GRC, Risk

The GRC Efficiency Gap: What Practitioners Revealed About Balancing AI and Trust

Explore the GRC efficiency gap and what practitioners say about balancing AI adoption, data quality and trust.
Compliance Management, GRC, Regulatory Change

Why Your Compliance Budget Isn’t Keeping Pace with Regulatory Demands

Regulatory demands outpace compliance budgets. Discover how to prioritize, automate, and adapt your GRC program without increasing headcount.
AI, GRC

Only 16.7% of Organizations See ROI from GRC AI. Here’s Why.

16.7% of GRC teams achieve measurable AI ROI. Find out what separates them and how to assess your organization’s AI maturity and readiness.
AI, GRC

Why 44% of GRC Programs Are Still Stuck in AI Pilot Mode

44% of GRC teams stuck in AI pilots. Discover the governance, data, and ROI practices that separate scaling from stalled AI programs.

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