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Mike Ogden

Former Editor, Risk Management

NAVEX

Mike Ogden serves as Editor, Risk Management, at NAVEX covering the intersection of risk and business. He writes on a wide range of risk management topics, including business continuity, compliance, cybersecurity, IT, operational, third party, privacy, and reputation protection. Ogden is an active member of the Fair Institute and OCEG.

Articles by the author

  • 10 Sep 2020 Mike Ogden

    5 Reasons You Need a Framework for Data Privacy and Protection

    As data protection and customer privacy become higher corporate priorities, compliance and risk professionals would be wise to leverage privacy frameworks. Here are 5 reasons you need a framework for you data privacy and protection.

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  • 31 Aug 2020 Mike Ogden

    2020 Census. The Business Risk Nobody is Talking About

    Business relies on census data to make business decisions, yet there are concerns about the integrity of the 2020 Census. How can business trust this once trusty resource? Start by identifying it as a business risk.

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  • 27 Aug 2020 Mike Ogden

    What is Integrated Risk Management?

    What is Integrated Risk Management? IRM is a necessary step in digital transformation, as business risks become more complex and connected, thanks to digital technology. Technology and globalization grow business, but they also introduce risk. IRM is inevitable for successful business - here’s why.

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  • 14 Aug 2020 Mike Ogden

    4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

    HIPAA compliance is even more challenging with the Dark Web’s bounty on electronic protected health information. Such data is worth a pretty penny. That’s why healthcare organizations look for solutions that can provide tighter control over ePHI,whether it’s hackers exposing vulnerabilities or the weakest link is a business associate or the intentional/unintentional employee.

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  • 29 Jul 2020 Mike Ogden

    3 Ways to Boost Compliance During COVID-19

    Amid all the COVID-related business challenges, it’s easy to forget the important issue the back burner: compliance. Here are 3 easy ways to keep regulatory compliance top of mind during the pandemic.

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  • 13 Jul 2020 Mike Ogden

    For Out-Of-Control Cyber Threats, There’s CIS Controls

    CIS offers cybersecurity best practices, including a set of controls that encompass 20 foundational and advanced cybersecurity actions. Here we’ll look at CIS’s first five controls and examine what each control addresses.

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  • 10 Jul 2020 Mike Ogden

    5 Tips for Privacy Incident Planning

    Is your organization prepared for a privacy incident? Here are five tips to help make sure your R&C program is ready in the event of a data breach.

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  • 14 Jun 2020 Mike Ogden

    5 Ideas for Risk Management

    Risk management is in the spotlight in 2020. COVID-19 leads the topic list that includes third-party risk, data breaches and policy management. Leading thought leaders offer five ideas for programs to implement.

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  • 1 Jun 2020 Mike Ogden

    NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: What You Need To Know

    NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 is still in the works, and perhaps for good reason. Here’s what to expect from Rev 5 and how it affects your risk management and cybersecurity programs.

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  • 28 May 2020 Mike Ogden

    3 Reasons Speed of Business Makes Risk Management Imperative

    Speed enables businesses to run faster and gain a competitive edge. But there’s a correlation between speed and risk. Here are three major risk management challenges brought on by speed and why a governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) platform is crucial.

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  • 29 Apr 2020 Mike Ogden

    9 Tips Best Practices for Third-Party Risk Assessments

    Third-party risk is unique, and a third-party risk assessment is required to ensure due diligence is met on an ongoing basis. Here are 9 ways to improve your third-party risk assessments.

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  • 17 Apr 2020 Mike Ogden

    Four Keys to Making Risk Meaningful

    NAVEX Global’s Adam Billings shares common risk management challenges and the four keys organizations can use to overcome them and make risk meaningful to stakeholders, other departments, and beyond.

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  • 27 Feb 2020 Mike Ogden

    Good Governance: Good News for Compliance and Risk Management

    The risk and compliance landscape is changing dramatically. As risk and the regulations developed to manage it increase, so too does the need for greater accountability. The result? Strained relationships between compliance and risk management teams.

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  • 21 Feb 2020 Mike Ogden

    6 Practices for Building a Better Culture of Compliance

    While the “culture of compliance” concept has been around for more than a decade, compliance and ethics scandals continue to demonstrate that such cultures are still lacking in many organizations. And without organizational commitment to compliance, policies and procedures are merely documents.

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  • 17 Feb 2020 Mike Ogden

    5 Strategies for Complying with NERC CIP-013-1

    The utility supply chain isn’t exactly on the leading edge of cybersecurity. That’s why the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, NERC, released the NERC CIP-013-1 Cyber Security-Supply Chain Risk Management standard. The challenge is compliance.

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  • 26 Jan 2020 Mike Ogden

    5 Tips for Managing Third-Party Cybersecurity

    Companies are rightfully concerned about data breaches. High profile cases show the value of managing third-party risk before major incidents can occur. Here are five tips to engage.

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