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What Your Audit Committee Will Ask About GRC Vendors in 2026 — Be Ready

Deloitte US audit committee priorities highlight third-party vendor due diligence, business continuity contingency testing, and compliance program agility as top committee focus areas for 2026.

RB
RiskBridge Research
Effective Risk Management — GRC Practice
28 July 2026
9 min read
Executive Briefing & Key Insights
  • Audit committees are shifting focus toward third-party vendor due diligence and supply chain disruption.
  • Business continuity plans must be tested against third-party operational outages.
  • Compliance agility is evaluated based on how rapidly controls adapt to regulatory shifts.
  • RiskBridge Oversight surfaces third-party exposures and control status for audit committee review.
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The 2026 audit committee interrogation

Audit committees are asking tougher questions regarding vendor concentration risk and how quickly compliance programs react to new regulatory mandates.

Strategic Impact

Why This Matters for RiskBridge

RiskBridge's Oversight module is purpose-built for the audit committee agenda Deloitte lays out for 2026 — providing a single source of truth for third-party exposures and controls.

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