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BAAR-CA

Automated Compliance Assurance

Streamline and automate the process of assessing, monitoring, and managing compliance within your organization’s IT environment.

What is BAAR-CA?

As organizations race ahead with their digital transformation endeavor, visibility, control and compliance becomes more vital as well as complex because of the following key reasons:

1. Limited resource bandwidth
2. laborious processing and information gathering
3. Competing business priorities
4. Distributed data
5. Technological diversity within environments

BAAR-CA Streamlines and automates the process of assessing, monitoring, and managing controls within your organization’s IT environment.

What BAAR-CA does

BAAR-IGA’s new age technology can connect to all systems and is quick to implement

Connect to any system

  • Legacy Systems
  • IoT devices
  • Infrastructure appliances

Quick Implementation

  • Low-code platform
  • Visual editor
  • Drag and drop workflows
  • Highly configurable

Complete automation

  • Built-in RPA
  • Native data engineering
  • AI driven workflows
  • Workflow automation
BAAR-CA’s unique architecture enables organizations to achieve digital security Transformation objectives through a scalable drag and drop, AI powered workflow-driven architecture, customizable components, and easy to build low code platform for rapid customization.​

Capabilities

Control Assessment

BAAR-CA facilitates the assessment of controls by providing standardized frameworks, templates, and workflows for evaluating the effectiveness of various security controls, policies, and procedures.

Automated Testing

BAAR-CA automates the testing of operational effectiveness of controls by executing predefined tests, scripts, or simulations to validate compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies.

Risk Identification

BAAR-CA helps identify and prioritize risks associated with control weaknesses, deficiencies, or non-compliance, enabling organizations to focus on addressing high-risk areas.

Remediation Management

BAAR-CA tracks and manages control deficiencies and remediation activities by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and escalating issues to appropriate stakeholders for resolution.

Monitoring and Reporting

BAAR-CA provides real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities to track the status of controls, monitor changes in control environments, and generate audit-ready reports for stakeholders.

Compliance Management

BAAR-CAsupports compliance efforts by mapping controls to regulatory requirements, automating compliance assessments, and generating evidence of compliance for audits and regulatory reporting.

Integration with GRC Tools

BAAR-CA integrates with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms to streamline control assurance processes, align control activities with risk management initiatives, and provide a holistic view of organizational risk and compliance posture.

Benefits

Improved Governance

Enhanced visibility, standardization, and automation of control processes improved governance, accountability, and transparency across the organization.

Efficiency Gains

Automation of control assessments and workflows reduced manual effort, accelerated assessment cycles, and improved overall efficiency.

Enhanced Risk Management

Risk-based prioritization and real-time monitoring of controls enabled proactive risk management and mitigation, reducing exposure to operational and compliance risks.

Regulatory Compliance

Streamlined control assurance processes and centralized documentation facilitated compliance with regulatory requirements and audit mandates.

Cost Savings

Reduced administrative overhead, manual errors, and audit preparation time led to cost savings and resource optimization.

Stakeholder Satisfaction

Stakeholders, including management, auditors, and regulators, benefited from improved control visibility, accuracy, and reporting, enhancing stakeholder confidence and satisfaction.

Case Study

Case Study: A leading bank in Canada Implemented BAAR-CA for Enhanced Governance and Compliance

Background

A leading bank in Canada, faced challenges in managing and assessing its internal controls across various business units and IT systems. To address these challenges and strengthen its control environment, the bank implemented BAAR-CA.

Challenge

Complex Control Landscape: The Bank had a diverse range of controls spread across multiple departments, processes, and IT systems, leading to complexity in control management and assessment.

Manual Processes: Control assessments were predominantly manual, involving spreadsheets, emails, and disparate tools, resulting in inefficiencies, errors, and lack of real-time visibility.

Regulatory Requirements: Compliance with regulatory mandates such as ISO27001, SOX, and SOC necessitated a robust control assurance framework and evidence of control effectiveness.

Audit Preparedness: Preparation for internal and external audits required extensive documentation, evidence gathering, and coordination among stakeholders, posing challenges in meeting audit timelines and requirements.

Solution

The Bank deployed BAAR-CA to automate and streamline control management, assessment, and monitoring processes across the organization.

Key Features Implemented:

Centralized Control Repository: A centralized repository for storing and managing control frameworks, policies, procedures, and related documentation to ensure consistency and standardization.

Automated Control Assessments: Automated workflows, templates, and tools for conducting control assessments, testing, and evidence collection, reducing manual effort and ensuring accuracy.

Risk-Based Prioritization: Risk-based prioritization of controls and assessments based on the likelihood and impact of control failures, enabling focus on high-risk areas.

Continous Monitoring: Real-time monitoring and dashboards for tracking control status, issues, and remediation activities, providing stakeholders with visibility into control effectiveness and compliance posture.

Integration with IT Systems: Integration with core banking systems, ERP platforms, and other IT systems to collect control data, automate testing, and synchronize control information across the organization.

Audit Trail and Reporting: Comprehensive audit trails, logs, and reports for documenting control activities, changes, and audit findings, facilitating audit readiness and compliance reporting.

Conclusion

By implementing BAAR-CA, the Bank transformed its control management and assurance practices, strengthening governance, mitigating risks, and achieving regulatory compliance. BAAR-CA’s automation, integration, and reporting capabilities positioned the bank for sustained growth, resilience, and success in the highly regulated banking industry.

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