Governance, Risk & Compliance
Strategic Governance, Risk & Compliance for Agile Organizations
Discover how Zazz turns governance, risk, and compliance into a growth driver that keeps you secure as you scale.
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Why Businesses Choose Zazz for GRC
- Tailored Programs for Your Reality
Every organization has a different risk appetite, regulatory footprint, and delivery cadence. We design GRC roadmaps that fit your technology stack, compliance mandates, and business priorities, nothing cookie‑cutter. - Audit‑Ready Compliance Confidence
We operationalize ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI‑DSS, GDPR, CCPA, SOX, FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, and more, then keep evidence organized so audits run smoothly. - Integrated Risk Intelligence
Dashboards combine enterprise, cyber, operational, privacy, and vendor risk so leaders see exposure in one place. - Seamless Dev, IT, and Business Alignment
We drop GRC checkpoints into the tools your teams already use—CI/CD, ITSM, cloud consoles—so velocity stays high. - Executive Visibility & Governance
Board‑level metrics, policy attestations, and KPI scorecards keep governance transparent and actionable. - Global Expertise, Local Precision
Our hybrid delivery model offers 24×7 coverage with regional regulatory insight across North America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East, ensuring alignment with evolving governance, risk, and compliance requirements.
Services
Comprehensive GRC Services
Governance Strategy & Policy Management
• GRC charter and steering committees
• Policy drafting, version control, and attestation workflows
• Control ownership matrix and escalation paths
Regulatory & Standards Compliance
- Full‑lifecycle programs for ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI‑DSS, GDPR, CCPA, FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, SOX
- Gap analysis, remediation roadmaps, and auditor coordination
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Qualitative and quantitative risk identification
• Likelihood–impact scoring and heat‑maps for IT risk and compliance
• Risk treatment planning and residual‑risk tracking
Control Framework Design & Maintenance
• Map policies to technical and administrative controls
• Schedule tests and capture evidence automatically
• Continuous‑improvement loops for IT risk management
Third‑Party & Supply‑Chain Risk Management
• Vendor inventory, tiering, and inherent‑risk scoring
• Due‑diligence questionnaires, SLA validation, and contract clauses
• Continuous monitoring and offboarding hygiene
Privacy & Data Protection Governance
• Data mapping and PII/PHI discovery
• Consent management, DPIAs, and DSAR workflows
• Cross‑border data‑transfer assessments for IT compliance
Audit & Certification Readiness
• “Mock audit” simulations and control walkthroughs
• Evidence library alignment to auditor requests
• Issue‑remediation sprint management
Business Continuity & Operational Resilience
• Business impact analysis and criticality ranking
• BCP/DR planning, tabletop exercises, and RTO/RPO validation
• Crisis‑communication playbooks
Incident Response & Crisis Management
• IR governance, chain‑of‑custody coordination
• Crisis escalation matrices and post‑incident reviews
• Forensic and legal liaison
Security & Compliance Awareness
• Role‑based training and phishing simulations
• Policy‑acknowledgement tracking
• Culture‑building campaigns
Continuous Control Monitoring & Reporting
• Control health checks, KRIs, and KPIs
• Automated alerts for drift
• Quarterly executive scorecards
GRC Automation & Integration
• Tool selection and configuration
• API connections to CI/CD, ITSM, SIEM, and HRIS
• Custom dashboards and self‑service portals
Program Management, vCISO, and vCRO Services
• Long‑term strategy, budgets, and board reporting
• Regulator engagement and ongoing program ownership
• Staff augmentation when you’re short‑handed
Technology Stack by Service Category
OneTrust
RSA Archer
LogicGate
LogicGate Risk Cloud
MetricStream
Resolver
RiskWatch
Drata
Vanta
AuditBoard
Tugboat Logic
Secureframe
BitSight
Panorays
SecurityScorecard
Prevalent
UpGuard
BigID
TrustArc
PrivIQ
OneTrust Privacy
Collibra
ServiceNow GRC
Splunk GDI
Wiz
Fusion Framework
Castellan
Zerto
Veeam
Power BI
Tableau
Looker
Qlik Sense
Our IT GRC Implementation Process
Our governance risk and compliance implementation process is a structured, end-to-end approach that aligns your business objectives with regulatory and risk requirements. From initial discovery and scoping to risk analysis, control development, and tooling integration, each step is designed to build clarity, accountability, and resilience.
We ensure your teams are prepared through testing and training, and we embed continuous improvement with dashboards, reviews, and iterative enhancements. This methodology supports real-world compliance and risk management needs while adapting to an evolving regulatory landscape.
Discover & Baseline
- Interviews, architecture walkthroughs, and documentation review.
Scope & Align
- Match business objectives to regulatory requirements with IT compliance and risk management
Risk & Gap Analysis
- Build the risk register and highlight missing controls.
Policy & Control Buildout
- Draft policies and wire them to real safeguards.
Tooling & Integration
- Configure platforms and connect to your stack with IT compliance services
Test & Train
- Run tabletop drills, control tests, and user training with IT risk management
Monitor & Improve
- Dashboards, quarterly reviews, and continuous‑improvement sprints.
Regulations We Support and How Our Process Proves Compliance
Our framework maps every policy, control, and workflow to the clauses regulators care about. Automated evidence links let auditors verify compliance anytime without extra meetings.
Risk register
Statement of Applicability
Internal‑Audit Calendar
Continual‑Improvement Log
Annex A evidence Library
Trust Services Criteria Scoping
Continuous Log Capture
Quarterly Readiness Reviews
Auditor‑Shareable Dashboards
PHI Data‑Flow Maps
Role‑Based Access
Activity Logs
Annual Security‑Rule Evaluations
Policy Attestations
Scoped Cardholder Data Environment
Tokenization
Quarterly Vulnerability Scans
Annual Pentests
Remediation Tracking
RoPA
Consent and Cookie Management
DPIAs
DSAR Workflow with Audit Trails
Retention Schedules
NIST 800‑53 Control Mapping
SSP
Monthly Scans
POA&M Lifecycle Management
NIST 800‑171 Controls
MFA Enforcement
FCI/CUI Encryption
DIBCAC‑Ready Artifacts
ITGC Catalog
Change‑Management Logs
Quarterly Control Testing
Evidence Retention for External Auditors
Optimizing IT Compliance & Risk Management with Scalable, Secure Solutions
Zazz GRC Operations Model
Our model is purpose-built to embed risk and compliance into the core of digital operations. Rather than operating as a siloed function, it ensures that GRC becomes a seamless part of the development lifecycle, empowering teams to move fast without compromising oversight or accountability.
Through a mix of strategic alignment, technical integration, and role-based execution, we help organizations maintain audit readiness, minimize risk exposure, and strengthen stakeholder confidence through effective IT compliance services.
Strategic Oversight & Governance
KPI dashboards, evidence readiness, and board reporting keep leadership aligned.
Embedded Specialists
Role‑based consultants integrate with dev, ops, and compliance teams.
Rapid Onboarding
Structured kickoff and tooling accelerators for faster IT GRC implementation
Continuous Integration
APIs and automation hooks keep controls enforced as environments evolve.
Success Stories
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Articles
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GRC Metrics that Matter: Measuring the Success of GRC Initiatives
- July 30, 2025
Building Ethical AI: Governance Strategies for IT Companies in the Age of Automation
- July 29, 2025
Risk Fatigue is Real: Streamlining GRC to Drive Action, Not Just Awareness
Industry Use Cases
Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Implement HIPAA, HITECH, and 21 CFR Part 11 controls for cloud EHR platforms.
• Automate FDA‑ready evidence gathering and reporting.
• Embed privacy‑by‑design into patient and clinical applications with IT compliance and risk management
Finance & Fintech
• Align PCI‑DSS, GLBA, and SOX controls with payment gateways and trading systems.
• Provide real‑time risk scoring for fintech API integrations.
• Maintain continuous SOC 2 Type II readiness for investor assurance.
SaaS & Technology
• Bake ISO 27001 Annex A controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate customer audit responses through evidence portals with risk management solutions
• Enforce multi‑tenant data‑retention and privacy programs.
Retail & eCommerce
• Deploy GDPR and CCPA consent workflows across omni‑channel experiences.
• Tokenize cardholder data and automate PCI reporting.
• Monitor vendor risk for drop‑ship and fulfilment partners.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
• Map NIST 800‑82 and CMMC practices to OT and IIoT assets.
• Design tier‑based vendor governance and SLA enforcement.
• Build crisis playbooks for plant or supply‑chain outages.
Government & Public Sector
• Align FedRAMP Moderate controls for citizen‑facing SaaS workloads.
• Implement record‑retention and data‑residency programs.
• Run NIST RMF continuous‑monitoring and POA&M tracking.
Telecom & Connectivity
• Establish NERC CIP alignment for core network assets.
• Deploy insider‑threat monitoring for privileged access.
• Automate legal‑intercept logging and compliance audit trails.
Energy & Utilities
• Apply IEC 62443 and NIST CSF controls to SCADA and OT networks.
• Segment OT networks and run BCP drills for critical‑infrastructure disruptions.
• Monitor real‑time telemetry for anomaly detection.
Pharmaceuticals & MedTech
• Validate GxP controls for manufacturing execution systems.
• Secure clinical‑trial data flows and vendor laboratories.
• Manage GDPR and global health‑data transfers.
Logistics & Transportation
• Achieve TSA and CTPAT compliance for TMS and EMS platforms.
• Deliver real‑time risk dashboards for fleet telematics.
• Develop crisis‑management plans for supply‑chain disruptions.
Education & eLearning
• Enforce FERPA and GDPR controls for LMS environments.
• Provide privacy‑first analytics for student data.
• Maintain uptime resilience for global remote‑learning platforms.
Media & Entertainment
• Govern DRM for digital‑asset libraries and streaming workflows.
• Protect intellectual property with contractual controls for production vendors.
• Execute anti‑piracy incident playbooks.
Real Estate & PropTech
• Encrypt tenant data and meet global privacy mandates.
• Secure smart‑building sensor networks and vendor integrations.
• Prepare SOC 2 readiness for SaaS leasing platforms.
Travel, Hospitality & Aviation
• Align booking engines with PCI‑DSS and GDPR requirements to protect payment data and traveler PII.
• Monitor guest‑facing apps for suspicious activity and fast‑track incident response.
• Develop outage runbooks to maintain check‑in, POS, and reservation system continuity.
Insurance & InsurTech
• Implement NAIC Model Law alignment and SOC 1/2 controls across policy‑admin platforms.
• Build risk models for claims data sharing with third‑party actuaries.
• Run continuous privacy monitoring and consent governance programs.
How We Deliver Value In Our Clients’ Words
Elena Martinez
“Zazz transformed our scattered policies into a single, living program and cut our audit prep time in half.”
Ravi Desai
“HIPAA felt overwhelming until Zazz broke it into clear, actionable tasks for our dev team.”
Sophia Andersson
“Our GDPR exposure dropped by 72 % within nine months of adopting Zazz’s privacy governance model.”
Michael Chu
“Vendor onboarding fell from six weeks to 12 days after Zazz streamlined our TPRM process.”
Julia Carter
“ISO 27001 certification was seamless thanks to Zazz’s control mapping and evidence automation.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Which certifications can you help us nail?
ISO 27001, SOC 1 & SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI‑DSS, GDPR/CCPA, FedRAMP, NIST CSF & RMF, CMMC, SOX, GLBA, NAIC, plus plenty more.
Can you handle our mix of on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid?
When can we kick things off?
Usually within a week of signing. We line up a kickoff call and start discovery right away.
Is there a setup cost?
There’s a one‑time onboarding fee that covers your baseline risk assessment and tool spin‑up.
What if our needs change?
Our service tiers are modular, add or drop components anytime.
Do you watch things 24/7?
We can. Our managed tier includes round‑the‑clock monitoring and alerting.
Who’s my go‑to person?
You’ll have a dedicated GRC lead backed by specialists in risk, privacy, continuity, and more.
Will you plug into our existing tools?
Absolutely. We have connectors for Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, and other popular platforms.
How do you price the ongoing work?
Most clients choose a monthly retainer; fixed‑scope projects are also an option. We size it to match your team, complexity, and goals.
How do you keep our data safe during assessments?
We use encrypted data rooms and follow strict retention schedules approved by your legal team.
Do you include vCISO services within your GRC services?
Yes. Our GRC practice includes vCISO services to provide strategic security leadership, oversee policy and risk management, and guide your organization through compliance readiness for standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR.
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