Get Beyond the Third-Party Risk Questionnaire
By Chad Robbins, Chief Customer OfficerChad leads CLDigital’s platform strategy, market strategy, and innovation initiatives, with a focus on driving user adoption. Executive Summary Third-Party Risk questionnaires have long been the foundation of vendor risk management, but they are no longer sufficient in today’s dynamic, interconnected environment. Questionnaires provide static, self-reported snapshots that quickly become […]
From Reactive to Proactive: Shifting the Role of Internal Audit
By Ananda RaoVP of Customer Success and Solutions, CLDigital Executive Summary Internal audit is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Historically viewed as a retrospective function focused on identifying issues after they occurred, internal audit teams are increasingly being asked to provide forward-looking insights that help organizations anticipate risk, strengthen resilience, and support strategic decision-making. As organizations […]
Avoiding the Alert Fatigue Trap: Smarter Monitoring, Real-Time Action
By Chad Robbins – Chief Customer Officer, CLDigital Chad is responsible for developing and leading the platform strategy, market strategy, and innovation focused on user adoption. Executive Summary As organizations expand monitoring across operational, cyber, compliance, and third-party environments, many are encountering a growing challenge: alert fatigue. Excessive notifications, fragmented tooling, and disconnected operational data […]
The No-Code Playbook: Building Risk and Resilience Apps Without Dev Time
By Tejas Katwala, Co-Founder & CEOTejas co-founded CLDigital in 2006 and leads the company’s growth and strategy, including delivering the first no-code platform for enterprise risk management. Executive Summary Risk and resilience teams are under increasing pressure to deliver stronger oversight while moving faster with fewer resources. Traditional development models, dependent on IT queues, cannot […]
Bridging the Gaps Between Business Continuity, Incident Management, and Risk
By Ian Wilson, SVP – GRC Business Development, UK & EuropeIan leads CLDigital’s UK & Europe GRC sales and business development, including new client onboarding and partner engagement. Executive Summary Operational resilience is no longer about isolated programs, it requires a connected operating model. Many organizations still manage business continuity, incident management, and risk in […]
Modernizing Risk Assessments: From Spreadsheets to Smart Workflows
By David Mack, SVP Business Development, AmericasDavid leads CLDigital’s Americas initiatives across business development, marketing, and account management. Executive Summary Modern risk management is undergoing a structural shift. Static, spreadsheet-driven assessments can no longer meet the demands of evolving regulatory frameworks such as DORA or NIST, nor can they keep pace with dynamic risk environments. […]
Leadership Lessons from Crisis Response: Building a Culture of Accountability
By Chad Robbins, Chief Customer Officer When a crisis hits, most organizations discover something uncomfortable: their “plan” isn’t the problem. Execution is. And execution is rarely a technology gap. It’s a leadership gap, specifically, a gap in accountability. In the moment, accountability is not a slogan or a value on a wall. It’s a set […]
Are Your Risk Scores Lying to You? Why Quantification Needs Context
By David Mack, SVP, Business Development, Americas, CLDigital Every risk manager knows the scene: you’re presenting to leadership, the board, or regulators, and you flash a heatmap with scores from 1–5 or “high/medium/low.” Heads nod politely. Then someone asks: “But what does this really mean for us?” That’s the problem with risk scoring as it’s […]
Risk Is a System Problem: Why Your Framework Isn’t Failing, Your Architecture Is
By Joleen Engela, Customer Success Manager If your risk program still stumbles despite “textbook” frameworks, you’re not alone. In 2025, most firms I work with aren’t suffering from a lack of standards (ISO 31000, COSO, NIST, you’ve got them). The friction lives elsewhere: in the architecture, the way data moves, how services depend on suppliers, […]
AI That Works Where You Do: Real World Use Cases in GRC
By Ian Wilson, SVP, GRC Business Development, EMEA There is a gap between AI demos and day to day governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) work. Leaders do not need another clever prototype. They need AI that fits into existing controls, policies, audits, vendor reviews, and incident workflows. The payoff is significant: less manual effort, faster […]