Link between risk and control (3 lines of defense)

1/6/26
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Pierre Sorel
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🔗 How can you easily demonstrate that there is a Control for every Risk?

How can the first line of defense be effectively implemented?

🤝 To facilitate interactivity between Risk and Control, each control can be digitized, allowing stakeholders to perform them online.

🤩 Using software to digitally manage your first-level controls allows you to:
1. Structure a control framework linked to your risk framework
2. Model a validation workflow3. Facilitate evaluation, documentation, and monitoring

💎 Additionally, this allows for automatically generating reports for the regulator and facilitates the implementation of second-level control!

🧠 With the integrated approach, your network goes further!

🔍 Are you looking for a collaborative GRC tool for: Risk Management, Incidents, Permanent Control, Audit, Compliance, Insurance, Prevention?

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