signaling

by Shimon|23 June 202625 June 2026|GRC Games, Identity Access & Trust Dynamics

The certification campaign closed on schedule. Managers had completed their access reviews, approvals were recorded, and the system reflected near-total compliance. Reports showed high completion rates, minimal overdue items, and a clean audit trail. From a governance perspective, the process...

The Signaling Cost of Over-Compliance

by Shimon|18 June 202601 July 2026|GRC Economics, Models in the Wild

Controls are added to increase confidence and reduce uncertainty. Additional validation steps, layered reviews, documentation requirements, and approval mechanisms are introduced to demonstrate diligence and reinforce assurance. From within the organization, each addition appears prudent and individually justified, particularly in...

The Risk Register Is Not a Document

by Shimon|26 May 202626 May 2026|GRC Games, Risk Systems & Decision Economics

By the time the quarterly risk review arrived, the register looked polished. Each entry had an owner, a score, a treatment status, and a target date. The color coding was clean, the categories were complete, and the summary slides translated...