Manage Risk through Governance for Compliance
Governance directs, Risk is managed, Compliance is an outcome.
GOVERNANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE
Opportunities for GRC Improvement
Njordium's GRC consulting services evaluate current practices, identify opportunities for improvement and compliance gaps, to reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance. We help clients address both the bigger picture and the details:
WHAT IS UNCLEAR
How do we build clear governance, with defined policies, roles, and controls for managing data securely and staying compliant?
What's the gap
Where do we stand today, and what's the gap between our current state and the requirements we need to meet?
What applies
Which standards and regulations apply to us, and how do we achieve and maintain compliance?
What's the plan
How prepared are we if something disrupts the business, and do we have a plan that actually works?
Approach to grc
Where Risk, Governance, and Compliance Meet
Njordium view governance, risk, and compliance as one interrelated area. Our approach to GRC is that Governance directs, Risk is managed, and Compliance is an outcome.
In this view, Governance is a structure, rather than a document. Risk is owned and managed. Compliance is an outcome, rather than the driver or the whole point of GRC.
Advisory services
Security & GRC Advisory
Advisory means different things to different firms. What does an organisation actually need from outside advisory: more capacity, or a different perspective?
That is the advisory Njordium provides. Not a resource added to a team, but a second set of experienced eyes on how the organisation actually manages governance, risk, compliance and security both operationally and strategically.
Organisations often need exactly that: someone who, for example, has built a security programme before and knows the right controls for its actual size and risk and how to implement them.
Risk MANAGEMENT
Manage Risk
Njordium helps organisations identify, assess, and manage the risks that come with running a business, from the vendors and third parties they rely on, to disruptions that put their incident response and continuity to the test.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Incident Response Plan
Aligned with your operational context and risk profile, in collaboration with your team.
TPRM
Third-party Risk Management
Evaluation of vendors’ security controls, incident response capabilities, and contractual cybersecurity obligations.
TPRM PLATFORM
Inspect360
Third-party governance, risk, compliance and financial oversight in one system.
RISK MANAGEMENT Method
CRISP is a method that answers how, complementing the 3LoD’s who
CRISP (Continuous Risk-Integrated Strategic Protection) is an operating methodology for risk management. Continuous monitoring, integrated data, strategic alignment, predictive analytics: these describe how risk information moves and gets acted on.
The CRISP model is a complement to the traditional Three Lines of Defence (3LoD), an accountability and governance structure that answers the question who owns and oversees risk.
CRISP doesn't replace that structure: it changes how well-informed and fast each line can operate, resulting in a more resilient, more effective organisation: quicker detection and response, less duplicated effort across overlapping regulations and standards, and a more reliable risk picture.
Remediation
Manage Risk to close Compliance Gaps
Njordium helps organisations identify and address gaps in meeting the regulations and industry standards that apply to them, strengthening weak areas and reducing exposure.
Our services cover the phases from current-state assessment and business impact analysis (BIA), to the remediation initiatives that follow.
The approach and methods used are based on practical experience, and cover the standards and regulations that apply across sectors, including NIS2, DORA, GDPR, CRA, PCI DSS and ISO 27001.
When multiple standards apply, the same control often maps to more than one requirement. Recognising these overlaps early makes remediation more efficient, addressing shared gaps once rather than treating each standard separately.
Njordium CYBER GROUP
Start a conversation
Whether the starting point is a specific service area or a broader view of governance, risk and compliance, we welcome the conversation.
Njordium is based in the Nordics, and the name comes from Njord, the Norse god of the sea, symbolising insight and deep knowing beyond the surface, a fitting reference for a firm founded to guide organisations navigating the cyber landscape.