From security audits to privacy consulting: Building a GRC practice | Will Sweeney

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Get your FREE Cybersecurity Salary Guide: Will Sweeney, founding and managing partner of Zaviant, joins the Cyber Work Podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of data privacy and GRC (governance, risk and compliance). With experience overseeing complex information security audits for Fortune 100 companies, Will shares insights on everything from the key differences between security auditing and implementation to whether privacy regulatory frameworks will continue multiplying or begin consolidating. He offers practical advice for GRC aspirants, emphasizing the importance of understanding core security processes rather than getting lost in framework structures. Will also discusses the challenges of starting a consultancy practice and provides valuable career guidance for those looking to transition into the data privacy and compliance space. 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Cybersecurity Salary Guide promo 2:30 - Will Sweeney and his early tech background 6:45 - Building his first high school website 9:20 - Career pivot from IT to data privacy and GRC 12:15 - Audit vs.

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