Welcome to our Compliance News Blog section, where we delve into the depths of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), digitalization, and other important topics to provide you with invaluable insights and expert knowledge. Our carefully curated collection of articles & blog posts offers a comprehensive exploration of meaningful topics, serving as your compass in navigating the ever-changing landscape of GRC.
In mid-May, BaFin made it clear that cyber risks for financial institutions continue to increase. One point is particularly relevant: attackers are using artificial intelligence more often to identify vulnerabilities faster, prepare attacks more effectively and target IT systems with greater precision. For banks, insurers and other regulated companies, this is more than a technical<a href="https://zazoon.com/ai-risk-becomes-a-supervisory-topic-what-the-bafin-warning-means-for-dora-bcm-and-vendor-risk/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"AI Risk Becomes a Supervisory Topic: What the BaFin Warning Means for DORA, BCM and Vendor Risk"</span></a>
Why companies need integrated GRC processes instead of parallel compliance projects NIS2, DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act are among the most important European regulations for cybersecurity, digital resilience and risk management. At first glance, they address different target groups: NIS2 applies to many essential and important entities, DORA focuses on the financial sector and<a href="https://zazoon.com/nis2-dora-cra-three-regulations-one-common-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"NIS2, DORA, CRA: Three Regulations, One Common Challenge"</span></a>
Generative AI has moved from experimentation to everyday business use in many companies. Chatbots answer customer questions, copilots support employees, internal knowledge assistants search documents, marketing teams create content with AI, and specialist departments use language models for analysis, summaries and decision drafts. What sounded futuristic only a few years ago has become operational reality.<a href="https://zazoon.com/ai-hallucinations-and-grc/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"AI Hallucinations and GRC"</span></a>
NIS-2 has been enforceable law in Germany since December 2025. No transition period, no grace period, no exceptions. Around 29,500 companies across 18 sectors are required to implement risk management, report security incidents, and register with the BSI. And yet: at the 21st German IT Security Congress of the Federal Office for Information Security, the<a href="https://zazoon.com/nis-2-why-germany-is-falling-behind/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"NIS 2: Why Germany Is Falling Behind"</span></a>
Corruption remains one of the most significant structural risks for both companies and governments across Europe. Despite numerous national laws, a core issue has persisted: lack of consistency. Diverging definitions, penalties, and enforcement mechanisms have enabled corruption to operate across borders and exploit regulatory gaps. With the EU Anti-Corruption Directive 2026, this fragmented landscape is<a href="https://zazoon.com/eu-anti-corruption-directive-2026-a-unified-criminal-law-framework-reshaping-compliance-in-europe/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"EU Anti-Corruption Directive 2026: A Unified Criminal Law Framework Reshaping Compliance in Europe"</span></a>
In March 2026, “regulation overload” is no longer an exaggeration – it is operational reality. NIS2 has entered the implementation phase, DORA is already fully applicable, and the AI Act is being rolled out in stages with major obligations coming into force in 2026. Companies are no longer dealing with a single regulatory deadline, but<a href="https://zazoon.com/regulation-overload-2026-how-companies-can-manage-nis2-the-ai-act-and-dora-at-the-same-time/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Regulation Overload 2026: How Companies Can Manage NIS2, the AI Act and DORA at the Same Time"</span></a>