Billy Hughes (william.hughes@gartner.com) is a Principal Executive Advisor, and Dian Zhang (dian.zhang@gartner.com) is an Analyst at Gartner.
In the last five years, the average Compliance department’s risk heat map hasn’t changed that much. Corruption and bribery risk remains at the top of the list for most companies. Third party–related risks, data privacy risks, and cybersecurity risks have climbed closer to the top. However, as companies plan for their 2018 risk assessments, two new-to-world risks could challenge the usual mainstays for a place on the heat map.