Compliance and risk professionals know that having an enterprise-wide view of risks is far more effective than trying to manage risks in a fragmented way, and that achieving this objective through automation is far more efficient and cost-effective than manual processes and controls. Even knowing that, however, many organizations’ enterprise risk management (ERM) capabilities still aren’t as integrated as they need to be, leaving them vulnerable to legal, financial, regulatory, and reputational risks.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...