How to Prepare for the Gartner Risk Summit: Questions Every CISO Should Ask

The Gartner Risk Summit is one of the most important events of the year for GRC leaders. It’s where strategies are challenged, vendor promises are tested, and future investments take shape.

If you’re attending or sending your team, here are five questions that cut through the noise and help you find the right fit for your GRC stack.

1. How do you unify frameworks without doubling effort?

Most organizations deal with multiple frameworks — ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2. If a tool makes you recreate the same control across each one, it’s the wrong tool.

Ask this:
Can your system map one control across multiple frameworks and domains without duplication?

2. Can I deploy by business unit or region without losing control?

Centralization doesn’t mean one-size-fits-all. Your GRC tool should reflect your org structure while giving leadership a consolidated view.

Ask this:
Can I apply different controls per entity but still report holistically?

3. How do you manage the policy and control lifecycle?

These assets evolve. You need traceability, version control, approval workflows — not just static documents.

Ask this:
Is your policy lifecycle configurable, with logic and versioning built in?

4. What does evidence collection look like?

If evidence lives in inboxes and spreadsheets, you’re already behind.

Ask this:
Can I automate evidence collection and connect to systems like Jira or ServiceNow?

5. How fast can I get to value?

You don’t need a 12-month rollout. If it takes longer to configure than to get certified, it’s not worth it.

Ask this:
What’s your average time to value — and what’s included out of the box?

Why We’re Going
We built LockThreat because traditional GRC tools didn’t reflect the real-world complexity of modern businesses. So we designed a platform that does.

We’ll be at the Gartner Summit — if you’re attending, let’s talk.

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