1st Edition

Relevant Impact A Field Guide to Integrated Assurance

By Patrick M. Hayes Copyright 2027
304 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

304 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

304 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Organizations operate in environments shaped by volatility, interconnected systems, and rapid technological change. Traditional resilience models cannot keep pace with this level of disruption. Relevant Impact: A Field Guide to Integrated Assurance presents a practical path forward. It shows leaders how to strengthen resilience by building capability that functions in real conditions rather... Read more

Part I: The Shift from Control to Capability

1. Beyond Frameworks

2. Risk as a Strategic Asset

3. Resilience Metrics That Matter

Part II: Organizational Change in Motion

4. Breaking the Culture of Siloed Defense

5. Operating at the Speed of Trust

6. Boardroom to Break Room

Part III: Resilience in the Wild: Use Cases and Outcomes

7. Surviving the Surge

8. Transformation with Guardrails

9. From Recovery to Relevance

Part IV: Designing for Endurance

10. Futureproofing with Integrated Assurance

11. Federated Assurance at Global Scale

12. Leading through Disruption

13. The New Currency of Trust

Biography

Patrick M. Hayes is a certified enterprise security architect, technology executive, and creator of the Integrated Assurance: Unified Risk Strategy and Integrated Assurance Maturity Model (IAMM). With over two decades of leadership experience, he has launched and scaled multiple startups, led global cybersecurity programs for Fortune 500 and multinational companies, and built award-winning software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms in risk management and security operations. Patrick is a recognized authority in aligning cybersecurity with business strategy. He is a frequent speaker, published author, and advisor to emerging tech firms and is currently serving as the chief strategy officer and field chief information security officer (CISO) at Third Wave.