Security & GRC Decoded
Security & GRC Decoded
Podcast Description
How today’s top organizations navigate the complex world of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).
Security & GRC Decoded brings you actionable strategies, expert insights, and real-world stories that help professionals elevate their security and compliance programs.
Hosted by Raj Krishnamurthy.
It’s for security professionals, compliance teams, and business leaders responsible security GRC and ensuring their organizations’ are safe, secure and adhere to regulatory mandates.
Security & GRC Decoded brings you:
+ Actionable strategies.
+ Expert insights.
+ Real-world stories to elevate your Security GRC programs.
Each episode explores frameworks, risk management strategies, and innovations shaping the future of GRC – from practitioners in the trenches.
Subscribe now to unlock the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores vital topics in security governance, risk management, and compliance, with episodes such as Engineering Better Relationships highlighting the engineering perspective in GRC and navigating AI Risks sharing crucial AI security insights, creating a comprehensive approach to modern security strategies
How today’s top organizations navigate the complex world of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).Security & GRC Decoded brings you actionable strategies, expert insights, and real-world stories that help professionals elevate their security and compliance programs. Hosted by Raj Krishnamurthy.It’s for security professionals, compliance teams, and business leaders responsible security GRC and ensuring their organizations’ are safe, secure and adhere to regulatory mandates.Security & GRC Decoded brings you:+ Actionable strategies.+ Expert insights.+ Real-world stories to elevate your Security GRC programs.Each episode explores frameworks, risk management strategies, and innovations shaping the future of GRC – from practitioners in the trenches.Subscribe now to unlock the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.
Is it time to rethink SOC 2? (Spoiler: Adam thinks so—and he’s got the receipts.)
In this insightful episode of Security & GRC Decoded, Adam Brennick, Director of Security Risk & Compliance at Cockroach Labs, joins Raj to challenge the status quo of SOC 2, compliance culture, and how GRC teams should operate in a modern, engineering-driven world.
With a unique perspective from leading both security and GRC functions, Adam shares why today’s compliance efforts often miss the mark—and how we can fix that. From his hot takes on “a la carte” SOC 2 to building automation-first programs that actually reduce risk, Adam brings clarity, conviction, and practical wisdom to the mic.
Key Takeaways:
✅ Why SOC 2 should be customizable—and how that shift would improve both trust and transparency
✅ How GRC, security, and trust functions intersect (and where they often break down)
✅ The role of “vibe coding” and AI in enabling GRC engineering
✅ Real-world strategies for building a balanced, high-impact GRC team
✅ How to make a bulletproof business case for compliance automation using data (not just complaints)
Take Action:
→ Reflect on your own compliance program: Is it outcome-driven or check-the-box?
→ Re-evaluate how your GRC, security, and engineering teams collaborate
→ Share this episode with teammates who care about making compliance actually matter
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🎙️ Security & GRC Decoded is brought to you by ComplianceCow. Discover how ComplianceCow helps teams move from reactive compliance to proactive control automation.
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💬 Connect with Adam Brennick:
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-brennick-959352158/
🌐 Company: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/
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