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29th Aug 2025
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Gabriel Few-Wiegratz

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A new era for SureCloud

Watch this on-demand webinar to see the exciting launch of:

SureCloud Foundations, a new purpose-built risk and compliance solution designed for scaling teams to get accredited and build maturity
Early insights and the release for our seminal Risk Reckoning maturity study showing insights from nearly 200 GRC and security leaders across the UK

"86% of SMBs rely on spreadsheets as the core tool of their risk and compliance program"

- The Risk Reckoning 2025

SureCloud's seminal maturity study The Risk Reckoning has revealed there are severe pressures, priorities and a disconnect shaping UK GRC today. We set out to answer the question- how can both small and large businesses project readiness while facing deep operational cracks? And the answer is whilst enterprises still have some way to go, small teams are falling further and further behind.

So we did something about it. Watch this webinar to listen to early findings from the report and see the launch of SureCloud Foundations, a new way for lean teams to organised and accredited with effortless control by shifting your compliance, risk and audit activities to one intelligent, automated and scalable platform.

The Risk Reckoning - Building GRC for Growing Teams

Thank you for all your questions during the live webinar. For any that we didn't have time to answer, please see our FAQ below.

Webinar FAQ’s

How do you see AI changing the way compliance is being achieved day-to-day?

Both SureCloud Enterprise and Foundations have already implemented targeted AI capabilities to summarise assessments and remove the manual effort associated with evidence or document reviewing with the next step enhancing our ability to provide personalized, business-specific improvements and mitigation recommendations based on an environment.

From a broader perspective AI is also improving data analysis, reporting and access to information such as news scraping, revealing relevant changes to regulations for your industry and region.

Beyond adopting new tech, what are some practical steps you can take to make sure leadership’s view of GRC lines up with what’s happening on the ground?

Groups like the NCSC and NIST encourage a range of good practises including but not limited to:

- Performing a regular cadence of self-assessments and practise or tabletops against major events such as cyber security breaches
- Making GRC a business issue. Linking programs back to financial savings, risk reduction and operational improvements
- Encouraging a culture of resilience including risk reporting schemes, phishing training or social engineering

Why should I switch to a paid GRC platform when spreadsheets have worked fine for me so far?

Spreadsheets are held back by poor collaboration capabilities, a lack of real-time updates, need for expertise and lengthy maintenance processes that effort and force users into a reactive cycle of working. In addition to security issues associated with storing PII and sensitive data in them, the end result of a compromise has far higher costs than the move to an affordable platform like Foundations that helps build compliance and reduce risk with explainability and automation built in.

What are the biggest differences in the challenges or threats that SMBs and Enterprises face?

In many instances SMBs and enterprises face the same challenges but scaled down. Bigger reliances on manual methods, smaller headcount and a lack of collaboration. However where they can be more agile, knowledge gaps hold them back from being more proactive as most time is spent firefighting or completing inefficient tasks like evidence gathering for audits. The reality is both groups need to be smarter with how they treat GRC and focus on uplifting their talent with automation and AI so they can refocus where the human is most valuable.

When you’re trying to get buy-in for GRC tools, what’s the best way to convince leadership it’s worth the investment?

Whilst security and disruption are board-ready topics, GRC procurement should also be framed as a business enabler. Getting compliance, reducing risks and building policies and collaboration all improve operational efficiency, reputational trust and can reduce costs. In some instances certain standards will also make your business more competitive in commercial conversations.

Is Foundations designed more for smaller businesses just starting out with GRC, or can larger businesses use it as well?

Every business or organization is at a different stage of their GRC journey. Foundations isn't just designed for small businesses but those with small teams of those responsible for risk and compliance tasks, looking to build capability and scale effortlessly over manual methods.

What kind of support do we get if we start with Foundations? Is onboarding included?

Implementation and support are included and core to both our Enterprise and Foundation offerings. Customers have highlighted our onboarding as collaborative and transparent, with most projects completed within only 2-4 weeks.

Where can I find the Risk Reckoning?

You can find the full 2025 insights with information on both enterprise and small businesses here.

Learn more about Foundations

“SureCloud’s solution has brought a comprehensive clarity to data processing that was impossible to achieve with spreadsheets.”

Read more on how Everton FC achieved GDPR with SureCloud

"Their transparent approach made the process feel collaborative and constructive, creating a solid foundation for a productive partnership.”

Read more on how Specsavers achieved a proactive approach to risk and compliance with SureCloud.

“In SureCloud, we’re delighted to have a partner that shares in our values and vision.”

Read more on how Mollie achieved a data-driven approach to risk and compliance with SureCloud.

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