Using Spreadsheets for GRC: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

What is the most widely used vendor of GRC software? The answer is Microsoft! Virtually all organization's make use of spreadsheets and word documents to manage some aspect of their GRC activities - why, because spreadsheets and word documents are familiar to everyone.

If you are one of those organizations, you'll also be aware of some of the uglier sides of their use: