Metric of the Month: What Control Violations Reveal About Cyber Risk

Small cracks in financial control processes rarely draw much attention. Despite being important aspects of information security, maintaining proper access rights and timely approvals are often seen as routine activities by IT and Finance teams. Yet many cyber incidents trace back to weaknesses in access and governance, the same areas where control violations tend to surface. Such lapses can offer early clues about where safeguards may be weakening, even if they are not commonly viewed through a cybersecurity lens.