Changing Hearts and Minding the Business: Relationship Building in GRC and Security - Hatim Othman

BSides San Antonio 2026 June 13 at St. Mary's University Relationship management and strong partnership influence is the key to a successful Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) program. This includes building trust among your stakeholders, understanding the business, and being honest about the benefits (and trade-offs) of prioritizing certain initiatives over others. How do we decide on that prioritization or the rank-stacked list? How do we influence rather than execute on our own? These are the questions we will ask and answer in this discussion.