Episode 84 — Risk management and compliance: translate cloud risk into defensible business decisions

This episode focuses on turning cloud security risk into decisions leadership can defend, which is central to the GCLD exam’s emphasis on governance, prioritization, and accountability. You’ll define risk in practical terms—likelihood and impact tied to assets, threats, and exposure—and learn how to describe it in business language without losing technical accuracy. We’ll cover how compliance requirements influence priorities, but also why compliance alone is not the same as security, especially when controls are implemented as checkboxes without evidence of effectiveness. You’ll work through scenarios where teams must choose between competing investments, such as strengthening identity controls versus expanding monitoring, and learn how to justify choices based on reduction of real attack paths and measurable outcomes. The goal is a repeatable method for making and documenting decisions that hold up during incidents, audits, and executive review. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.