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Audit ≠ Security: Building Auditable Controls in a High-Velocity World ft Varun Prasad, Cloud Sec...

Audits are often misunderstood, frequently disliked, and almost always viewed as a necessary evil — but what if that mindset is holding security teams back? In this episode of Security & GRC Decoded, Raj Krishnamurthy sits down with Varun Prasad to unpack what audits are actually designed to do: provide reasonable assurance, not absolute security. Drawing on more than two decades of experience across internal and external audits, Varun explains why “auditable controls” are the missing link between fast-moving engineering teams and slow, annual audit cycles — and how organizations can stop treating audits as an afterthought and start using them as a trust-building mechanism. Key Takeaways: • Audits are designed to provide reasonable assurance, not eliminate all risk  • The biggest failure in modern GRC is building controls that are automated but not auditable • Continuous controls monitoring only works if auditors can validate completeness and accuracy • Screenshots persist because they remain the clearest way to demonstrate system state over time • Security controls should be built to improve posture first — and explained clearly second What You’ll Learn: • Why audit skepticism is a feature, not a flaw • How internal and external audits serve fundamentally different purposes • Where continuous monitoring breaks down from an auditor’s perspective • What “auditable controls” actually mean in CI/CD environments • How AI can assist auditors without replacing human judgment This podcast is brought to you by ComplianceCow (https://www.compliancecow.com/) — the smarter way to manage compliance. Automate evidence collection, eliminate screenshots, and scale your program with confidence. Learn more: https://www.compliancecow.com (https://www.compliancecow.com/) Watch more episodes: https://www.compliancecow.com/podcast (https://www.compliancecow.com/podcast...) Connect With Our Guest: Varun Prasad | Cloud Security & Privacy Assurance | BDO Connect on LinkedIn:   / varunprasad   Rate, review, and share if you enjoyed the show! Subscribe to Security & GRC Decoded wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5pigcMw... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...