Topic: Governance

Found 15 entries.

• The Myth of 'We’re Too Small for Auditors': That’s When They Dig Harder

  Startups believe their size is an excuse for informality. Auditors view size as a risk factor. Lack of process is not 'lean'; it is a governance vacuum.

• The Myth of Cloud Convenience: Sovereignty Is Not a Slogan

  Storing your IP on a default cloud drive is not 'modern'; it is a surrender of custody. If you cannot physically export your data room to a hard drive, you do not own it.

• The 'One Password for Everyone' Room That Failed Compliance

  Shared credentials are not a productivity hack; they are an anonymity engine. When 'Admin' deletes a file, and five people use that login, your audit trail is dead.

• The Unredacted Payroll File That Ended the Conversation

  A single file exposed personal data and signaled weak governance. The buyer assumed if we couldn't protect a Social Security Number, we couldn't protect their capital.

• If It Is Not Written, It Did Not Happen

  Relying on a phone call to explain a discrepancy is a governance failure. Calls evaporate; memos survive. We codify explanations into artifacts.

• When the Regulator Asked for the Audit Trail, and Nobody Owned It

  Compliance is not a software feature; it is a chain of custody. See what happens when 'everyone' is responsible for the logs, and why Hugo must own the proof.

• The Myth of Trust: 'We Know Our Team' Is Not a Control

  Relying on the 'good nature' of employees is not a security strategy. Why access logs and permissions protect your team as much as they protect the firm.

• Key Ownership Without Drama: A Practical Key Ceremony for Normal Teams

  You do not need a clean room and hooded robes to generate a master key. You need a simple, repeatable process that removes the vendor from the loop.

• The Client Portal That Became a Liability: A Hypothetical Horror Story

  Open permissions are a ticking time bomb. When a junior analyst sees the CEO's bonus scheme, you don't have a deal anymore; you have a lawsuit.

• The Monday Morning Surprise Stakeholder Who ‘Needs Everything’

  A new advisor joins the project and demands 'Full Admin Access.' If you give it to them, you break the room. Give them the Advisor Package instead.

• Your “Free” Form Builder Is a Breach of State Secrets

  Shadow IT is not innovation; it is an unauthorized treaty with a foreign power. Why 'free' tools are the most expensive risk we take.

• “Final_FINAL_v7” Is a Liability. Versioning Must Be Defensible.

  Multiple 'final' files look like governance failure; we enforce one source-of-truth, meaningful names, and a superseded archive with logs.

• The Jurisdiction Checklist: 9 Questions We Ask Before We Sign

  A procurement checklist to ensure data sovereignty. Stop buying software like office supplies and start treating contracts like treaties.

• Start With the Index. Make Every File Earn Admission.

  Folder-first rooms slow deals; an index-first register adds provenance, owners, tie-outs, and staged access that survives scrutiny.

• “Anyone With the URL” Is Not Access Control

  Sending a public share link is not collaboration; it is negligence. Without an audit trail, you cannot prove who viewed your IP, rendering your NDA worthless.