Cherry Bekaert: Risk & Cybersecurity

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Cherry Bekaert’s podcast for risk & cybersecurity where we discuss developing trends and market dynamics as well as tips that could impact your business.

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

It translates cybersecurity and AI assurance frameworks into sharper questions about vendors, controls, accountability, and business risk.

Cherry Bekaert: Risk & Cybersecurity turns technical assurance questions into focused conversations between practitioners who know where governance can fail.

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A SOC 2 report lands; you still need to ask who handles the AI risk.

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  • to understand what a SOC 2 report tells you before you nod through a vendor review
  • to ask who handles your data when an AI tool relies on another provider's model
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Best episodes of Cherry Bekaert: Risk & Cybersecurity

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

Data Management Best Practices for Financial Institutions

A practical case for keeping data governance simple, usable, and durable.

The piece treats data management as a working discipline rather than a shopping list of tools, which fits smaller and mid-sized banking institutions trying to keep up with digitization.

Key Governance Risks in AI Deployments

A practical look at the controls that matter when AI is run in-house rather than by a vendor.

The discussion treats AI governance as an operating problem, not a slogan. It gets concrete by laying out the parts that have to work together: the model itself, the training and inference stack, the governance structure, the oversight committee, and the controls auditors can…

HITRUST CSF Framework: Understanding the Basics

A clear HITRUST primer that connects certification choices to business pressure and assurance levels.

HITRUST reads as a practical guide to a certification process organizations may need to understand, especially when client demands or insurance concerns are in play.

Building Trust with AI Compliance Frameworks

A clear map of how AI compliance frameworks become practical risk controls.

The piece treats AI compliance as a practical risk question rather than a paperwork exercise. SOC 2 is presented as a reporting framework that gives organizations more depth and transparency around internal controls, while its security, privacy, availability, confidentiality,…

A Guide to IIA's Vision 2035 for Audit Teams

A plainspoken look at how internal audit may change as technology becomes harder to ignore.

James Eldridge and Scott Payton spend this episode on the IIA's Vision 2035 report and what it means for internal audit as technology keeps moving into the work.

Understanding the Drivers of AI Compliance

AI compliance starts with the right questions, not checkboxes.

AI compliance is treated here as a practical problem, not a slogan. The episode stays on regulatory pressure, vendor oversight, and the way procurement teams actually buy software, which makes it useful for listeners trying to sort out a field that many organizations still only…

Anti-Money Laundering – Part 2 Testing & Monitoring

A clear, practical look at AML model testing, with threshold tuning and governance kept in balance.

AML model testing is treated as a practical exercise in validation and optimization, with the work split between initial setup and model validation.

An Introduction to SOC 2 Reports

A clear SOC 2 introduction that makes a compliance topic easy to follow.

This episode offers a clean, grounded introduction to SOC 2. It explains what the framework is, how it differs from SOC 1 and SOC 3, and why organizations and customers pay attention to it.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Understanding the Drivers of AI Compliance

    ·31m
  2. 2

    ESG: Where Do I Start?

    ·11m
  3. 3

    SOX 2023 Year End – Let’s Go!

    ·13m
  4. 4

    Top 3 Critical Skills for the IA Profession

    ·15m
  5. 5

    SOX Offshoring: Benefits and Key Considerations From the Service Provider and Client Perspectives

    ·13m
  6. 6

    An Introduction to SOC 2 Reports

    Neil Beggin opens a clear discussion on SOC 2 reports with Stephen Ursillo and Dan Sembler.

    ·27m·5 clips
  7. 7

    Building Trust with AI Compliance Frameworks

    This episode explores AI compliance frameworks, focusing on how SOC 2, ISO 42001, and other standards like NIST and GDPR can be applied to manage AI risks.

    ·31m·2 clips
  8. 8

    Auditing AI: Internal Audit's Expanding Role

    The show closes its Internal Audit Awareness Month series with a conversation shaped by the IIA's Vision 2035 report.

    ·27m·17 clips
  9. 9

    HITRUST CSF Framework: Understanding the Basics

    The discussion lays out HITRUST as a security and information protection framework that started with concerns around protected health information.

    ·27m·5 clips
  10. 10

    Anti-Money Laundering Validation & Optimization – Part 1

    Hidden gem

    Cherry Bekaert’s Risk & Cybersecurity episode on anti-money laundering model validation and optimization brings together Nate Rudgenbaugh, Audrey McGinnis, Dan Gallagher, and Alan Swan to explain why vendor testing is not enough for a bank’s own AML data and alerts.

    ·24m·1 clip
  11. 11

    Anti-Money Laundering – Part 2 Testing & Monitoring

    Hidden gem

    Cherry Bekaert’s Nate Regimbaugh hosts Sam Halaby and Dan Gallagher on AML model testing, validation, and ongoing monitoring.

    ·24m·1 clip
  12. 12

    Key Governance Risks in AI Deployments

    This episode explores governance risks in AI deployments, focusing on managing internal versus vendor AI systems.

    ·31m·2 clips
  13. 13

    Understanding the Drivers of AI Compliance

    Hidden gem

    Lauren Ross opens Cherry Bekaert: Risk & Cybersecurity with Steve Urcillo and Morgan Haig on the drivers of AI compliance, starting with regulatory pressure from the EU AI Act and U.S.

    ·28m·1 clip
  14. 14

    Data Management Best Practices for Financial Institutions

    Neil Began opens the discussion by framing data management as a practical priority for organizations working in a digital age.

    ·21m
  15. 15

    A Guide to IIA's Vision 2035 for Audit Teams

    The conversation stays centered on the IIA's Vision 2035 report.

    ·22m·10 clips
  16. 16

    Guide to Data Analytics in Internal Audit

    May 20, 2025·9m
  17. 17

    SOX “Lite”

    Oct 3, 2023·9m
  18. 18

    Important Lessons Learned From the 2022 SOX Compliance Reporting Season

    Apr 10, 2023·9m
  19. 19

    Internal Audit Plan Pitfalls

    Oct 6, 2022·15m
  20. 20

    Sustainability in Business and the Future of ESG

    Sep 28, 2022·12m
  21. 21

    Risk In Review – Adding Value Through Responsible Innovation

    Sep 9, 2022·11m
  22. 22

    Five Issues Affecting the Cannabis Industry

    Sep 7, 2022·33m
  23. 23

    What Accounting Automation Means for Your Business

    Sep 1, 2022·13m
  24. 24

    Sustainability in Business and the Future of ESG

    Aug 8, 2022·13m
  25. 25

    Examining the Differences Between SOX 404a and 404b

    Aug 4, 2022·10m
  26. 26

    Risk In Review – SOX 404 Considerations & Summer Planning

    Jun 16, 2022·12m
  27. 27

    Third-Party Risk Management and How It Can Add Value and Drive Success Within Your Organization

    Jun 9, 2022·13m
  28. 28

    Risk In Review – Risk Analytics

    May 27, 2022·20m
  29. 29

    What is Accounting Transformation & How is it Changing Business?

    May 26, 2022·12m
  30. 30

    Taking a Closer Look at the new SEC Cybersecurity Proposed Rule Changes and its Potential Impact on Companies

    May 4, 2022·26m
  31. 31

    ARPA Compliance for Government Services Industry

    Mar 18, 2022·19m