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

Compliance, GRC, Risk

The Hidden Compliance Risks of Siloed GRC Data

Siloed GRC data creates hidden compliance risks most teams don’t see until audit time. Learn what’s at stake and how centralization fixes it.
Compliance, Regulations & Frameworks

Regulatory Change Management: The Compliance Gap You Can’t Ignore

Regulatory changes create compliance gaps most teams never see coming. Learn how to build a process that keeps your program audit-ready.
Compliance, Internal Audit

Why Audit Readiness Is Really a Compliance Strategy

Reactive audit prep creates gaps, delays, and higher fees. Learn how year-round audit readiness strengthens your compliance strategy.
GRC

Creating a Culture of Audit Readiness E-Book

This e-book explains how organizations can achieve audit readiness by using connected GRC technology, automation, and AI to unify data and turn internal auditors into strategic advisors.
GRC, Risk

Risk Appetite vs. Risk Tolerance: Stop Treating Them Like the Same Thing

Understand the difference between risk appetite and risk tolerance to improve risk management, governance, and decision-making.
GRC, Risk

The Hidden Risk of Not Defining Your Risk Appetite

Define your risk appetite to improve decisions, reduce operational risk, and strengthen governance across the enterprise.
GRC, Risk

What’s Your Organization’s Appetite and Tolerance for Risk? E-Book

Learn how to build a healthy risk culture by understanding how much risk your organization can and should handle.
AI, GRC

The Agentic Risk Gap: Why Traditional AI Governance Falls Short

Agentic AI governance helps organizations manage autonomous AI risks with accountability, oversight, and risk-based controls.
GRC, Policy

What Is Corporate Social Responsibility? How It Connects to GRC

Learn how corporate social responsibility (CSR) connects to GRC programs to support compliance, ESG oversight and operational resilience.
Compliance, GRC

From Spreadsheets to Systems: What Compliance Software Actually Does

See what compliance software does to centralize GRC workflows, improve risk visibility and streamline audit readiness.
AI, GRC, Risk

Cybercriminals Are Using AI Too. Are Your Defenses Keeping Up?

AI-powered cyberattacks are evolving fast. Learn how organizations can strengthen defenses against deepfakes, phishing and AI-driven threats.
AI, GRC, Risk

AI Is Changing Risk Monitoring. Here’s What It Actually Does (and Doesn’t Do).

AI is reshaping risk monitoring. Learn where AI improves GRC workflows and where human oversight remains essential.