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Break Into Cybersecurity GRC
The Beginner’s Roadmap to Landing Your First Governance, Risk & Compliance Role in the AI Era
You are not starting from zero.
You are starting from experience.
Official release · November 15, 2026
Forewords by Lee Barney and Dominic Vogel · Amazon.ca
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The story behind the book
Why I Wrote This Book
Adetayo Adeniyi’s journey into GRC and the experience that inspired this book.
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The story behind the book
Why Adetayo wrote this book
Years ago, on a scorching summer day in London, Adetayo spent eight hours handing out leaflets without a single sale. Exhausted and discouraged, he sat on a park bench and made a decision.
“This will not be my story.”
That decision eventually led him into Governance, Risk and Compliance, where he discovered that the experience he already had was more valuable than he thought.
Break Into Cybersecurity GRC is the guide he wishes he’d had. It brings together the R.I.S.E.™ Career Framework, Belt System™ and 100-Day Break-In Plan.
Who should read this book
For people starting or changing careers
Career changers
Bring your existing strengths into a new field.
Cybersecurity beginners
Find a clear starting point in governance, risk and compliance.
IT, audit & privacy professionals
Translate your experience into a GRC career.
GRC practitioners
Build on your skills as AI reshapes the profession.
What you’ll learn
Choose your GRC path and prepare for the work
Discover Where You Fit
Choose a GRC path that matches your strengths.
Turn Experience Into an Advantage
Identify which of your existing skills apply to GRC roles.
Build Practical GRC Skills & Credibility
Learn about risk, controls, policies, frameworks, audits and compliance.
Become Job-ready for the AI Era
Prepare your applications and interviews with a practical plan.
This book is an educational guide and does not guarantee employment outcomes.
The R.I.S.E.™ Career Framework
Readiness. Identity. Step In. Elevate.
- R
Readiness
Assess where you are and build your GRC foundations.
- I
Identity
Choose your direction and explain how your experience fits.
- S
Step In
Build practical experience and take concrete steps into the field.
- E
Elevate
Keep developing your GRC skills as AI changes the field.
About the author
Adetayo Adeniyi
Cybersecurity, risk, compliance & AI governance leader
Adetayo Adeniyi is an award-winning cybersecurity, risk, compliance and AI governance leader with nearly two decades of experience, including work with Deloitte and KPMG. He is the Founder of Venzip, an AI-powered GRC platform and Approved PECB Partner.
Having hired and mentored professionals at different stages of their careers, and navigated his own unconventional path into the field, he wrote this book to help others find theirs.
MSc Cybersecurity · CISM · CDPSE · ISO/IEC 27001 · ISO/IEC 42001 · CAIM
Forewords by Lee Barney and Dominic Vogel
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“A confidence builder for anyone looking to build a successful career in cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance. Ade has distilled years of real-world experience into an accessible roadmap for cyber and AI that will benefit aspiring and active GRC professionals.”
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The Beginner’s Roadmap to Landing Your First Governance, Risk & Compliance Role in the AI Era
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