Inside Trust 02: Adding Assurance: The Emergence of GRC + A

Modern organizations are rapidly recognizing that traditional GRC isn’t enough. As the threat landscape accelerates and customers demand deeper evidence, the market is shifting toward GRC + Assurance—a unified approach that weaves proactive validation, continuous monitoring, and external trust transparency into everyday operations.

In this session, Drata CISO Matt Hillary moderates a discussion on how are modern organizations can redefine and prove trust. Panelists from Confluent and SafeBase will unpack why assurance is emerging as the next frontier in trust management and how companies can build programs that reduce audit fatigue, close deals faster, and strengthen external credibility.

This discussion is ideal for leaders and practitioners who are advancing beyond compliance and building programs designed for the speed of business today. Watch on-demand for all the insights. 

What You’ll Learn:

• What “assurance” really means and why it’s gaining traction

• How to operationalize continuous evidence and validation

• The rising expectation for trust centers, transparency, and real-time assurance

• The cultural and technical shifts needed for GRC+A maturity