SimpleRisk GRC Platform for Higher Education
A Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) platform that helps manage risk and compliance in higher education.
What is SimpleRisk?
SimpleRisk is an enterprise grade Governance, Risk Management and Compliance platform designed to be simple and intuitive, enabling organizations to promote widespread adoption among both security practitioners and business stakeholders alike. SimpleRisk has gained a reputation for delivering a simple, effective and affordable GRC solution that ensures customers will benefit from the repeatable, scalable and sustainable processes that are the foundation of any successful GRC program. With SimpleRisk, you’re able to identify, rank, monitor and track risks through their mitigation life cycle and continually measure the progress of your cybersecurity program.
How SimpleRisk Benefits Higher Education
As a fully featured GRC Platform, SimpleRisk provides higher education learning institutions with the ability to:
- Establish a security baseline and identify gaps
- Manage risk and audit processes
- Demonstrate regulatory compliance
- Perform internal and third party risk assessments
- Manage documentation and policies
SimpleRisk can be used to satisfy regulatory compliance and map controls to virtually any framework. We also have several frameworks built into SimpleRisk that intersect with higher education such as:
- GLBA
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- CMMC (Levels 1-5)
- HIPAA (USHIPAA, HICP Small, Medium and Large Practices)
- PCI DSS
SimpleRisk provides integration with the ComplianceForge Secure Controls Framework (SCF), which has 145 different frameworks mapped to over 1,000 controls. Each framework contains controls that map directly to them, and with SimpleRisk, you can easily establish a repeatable cadence to test and track your mitigation efforts. This helps to continually ensure that the controls are in place to satisfy compliance for all of your policies, guidelines, standards and procedures.
In addition, the HECVAT questionnaire framework that is specifically designed for higher education to perform vendor risk assessments is included in SimpleRisk. Both ComplianceForge SCF and HECVAT contain auto-generated questionnaires that allow you to assess your vendors to confirm that information, data and cybersecurity policies are in place to protect your sensitive institutional information and the PII of your constituents. Our risk assessment functionality includes built-in workflows allowing users to send framework-specific questionnaires to recipients and depending on their responses, will automatically create pending risks.
To learn more about our GRC solution and discuss specific use cases, you can schedule a live demo via our online calendar below.
How does SimpleRisk differ from its competitors?
- Supports both Hosted and On-Premise deployment models
- Rapid implementation – From "Zero to GRC" in a matter of minutes
- Affordable, flexible pricing
- Simple and intuitive, while highly configurable
- No professional services required
- Responsive & knowledgeable customer support in multiple time zones
- Quarterly “Ask the Expert” calls with a GRC industry expert included with all bundled packages
From Zero to GRC in Minutes
Higher education institutions worldwide choose SimpleRisk for its exceptional ROI, quick setup, and minimal configuration. It offers a comprehensive GRC platform that is ready for use within minutes of deployment.
GOVERNANCE
Effective decision making, resource management and meeting regulatory and strategic objectives.
What is Governance?
Governance refers to the framework through which organizations make decisions, manage resources, and ensure accountability. It encompasses setting policies, defining roles, and aligning business activities with strategic objectives. This ensures that the organization adheres to regulations and meets its performance goals effectively.
Governance refers to the framework through which organizations make decisions, manage resources, and ensure accountability. It encompasses setting policies, defining roles, and aligning business activities with strategic objectives. This ensures that the organization adheres to regulations and meets its performance goals effectively.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks to your organization's objectives, ensuring proactive measures are in place to minimize the impact of uncertainties.
What is Risk Management?
Risk management involves identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks that could impact your organization’s objectives. It ensures that strategies and controls are implemented to mitigate or reduce the likelihood and impact of these risks. By proactively managing risks, organizations can protect their assets, reputation, and ensure business continuity while meeting regulatory requirements.
Risk management involves identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks that could impact your organization’s objectives. It ensures that strategies and controls are implemented to mitigate or reduce the likelihood and impact of these risks. By proactively managing risks, organizations can protect their assets, reputation, and ensure business continuity while meeting regulatory requirements.
COMPLIANCE
Ensuring adherence to relevant laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies to avoid legal penalties and maintain ethical integrity.
What is Compliance?
Compliance ensures that an organization consistently follows applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards. It involves monitoring and enforcing adherence to internal policies and external requirements to reduce the risk of violations. By maintaining compliance, organizations can avoid legal penalties, protect their reputation, and foster trust with stakeholders.
Compliance ensures that an organization consistently follows applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards. It involves monitoring and enforcing adherence to internal policies and external requirements to reduce the risk of violations. By maintaining compliance, organizations can avoid legal penalties, protect their reputation, and foster trust with stakeholders.
Our global customer base includes institutions such as the University of Auckland and Thomas College. These clients use SimpleRisk to manage compliance with frameworks like GLBA and NIST CSF, perform vendor risk assessments and prioritize their risk mitigation efforts.
Want to learn more?
If you’d like to learn more about SimpleRisk or try it out for yourself, we offer several options:
- Download SimpleRisk Core and install in minutes to begin utilizing our free and open source platform.
- Start a 30 Day Trial for free unlimited access to your own dedicated instance of SimpleRisk with all of the SimpleRisk Extras.
- Schedule a Demo for a live demonstration of the application, covering topics such as using SimpleRisk to manage your risks, governance, compliance, risk assessment, and reporting.
