RSA Archer Suite

The RSA Archer Suite is a comprehensive governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform offered by RSA Security LLC. According to the vendor, the suite is designed to help organizations effectively manage risk, ensure compliance with regulations, and drive business performance. It caters to organizations of all sizes, including small, medium, and large enterprises. The suite is widely used by risk managers, compliance officers, IT security professionals, audit professionals, and financial services companies to streamline GRC processes and meet regulatory requirements.

Key Features

Automated Risk Management: According to the vendor, the RSA Archer Suite streamlines risk management processes with automated workflows and centralized risk registers. It offers the ability to conduct risk assessments and quantify risks using predefined methodologies or customizable models. Users can monitor risk indicators and generate risk reports for informed decision-making.

Policy and Compliance Management: The RSA Archer Suite allows users to establish and manage policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with regulations and industry standards. According to the vendor, it automates policy lifecycle processes, including policy creation, review, approval, and dissemination. Users can also conduct compliance assessments and track compliance status to address gaps and mitigate risks.

Incident Management: With the RSA Archer Suite, users can capture, track, and investigate incidents across the organization. The suite enables users to assign ownership, track incident resolution progress, and generate incident reports. According to the vendor, users can analyze incident data to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement.

Audit Management: The RSA Archer Suite provides a centralized platform for planning, scheduling, and executing audits. Users can manage audit workpapers, findings, and recommendations. The suite also offers the ability to generate audit reports and track remediation activities.

Vendor Risk Management: According to the vendor, the RSA Archer Suite helps users assess and manage risks associated with third-party vendors and suppliers. It enables users to conduct due diligence assessments, monitor vendor performance, and track contract obligations. The suite also automates vendor risk assessment processes and generates risk reports.

Business Continuity Management: The RSA Archer Suite allows users to develop and maintain business continuity plans to ensure organizational resilience. Users can conduct business impact analyses, risk assessments, and plan testing exercises. According to the vendor, the suite helps manage incident response and recovery activities during disruptions.

Policy Program Management: With the RSA Archer Suite, users can establish and manage a comprehensive policy program. The suite automates policy creation, review, approval, and distribution processes. Users can monitor policy compliance, track exceptions, and generate policy-related reports.

Issue Management: According to the vendor, the RSA Archer Suite enables users to capture, track, and manage issues across the organization. Users can assign ownership, track issue resolution progress, and generate issue reports. The suite also offers the ability to analyze issue data to identify recurring problems and drive process improvements.

Controls Assurance: The RSA Archer Suite provides tools to assess and test the effectiveness of internal controls. Users can define control objectives, assign control owners, and track control testing activities. According to the vendor, the suite generates control testing reports and allows users to monitor control deficiencies.

Regulatory Change Management: The RSA Archer Suite helps users track and assess regulatory changes to ensure compliance. Users can analyze the impact of regulatory changes on policies, controls, and processes. According to the vendor, the suite enables users to communicate regulatory changes to relevant stakeholders and manage implementation.