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Break Into GRC

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Your Cybersecurity GRC Career Starts Here.

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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Narrated with Adetayo Adeniyi’s authorized voice clone. Soft instrumental music accompanies the narration. You are not starting from zero. You are starting from experience. The work you have already done matters, and it can be the foundation of your next move. Your experience could be your starting point in cybersecurity GRC. That is why Adetayo Adeniyi wrote Break Into Cybersecurity GRC, the beginner's roadmap to landing your first governance, risk and compliance role in the AI era. The book is built around the R.I.S.E. framework. Readiness. Identity. Step In. Elevate. Four stages to guide you from where you are today toward your first GRC role. Discover where you fit. Build practical GRC skills. Prepare for the AI era. Break Into Cybersecurity GRC, by Adetayo Adeniyi. Releasing November 15, 2026. Get your copy on Amazon. On-screen visuals: the unchanged author portrait and official book cover; the R.I.S.E. stages; the three benefits above; the book title, subtitle, author, release date and Amazon invitation. Music fades out at the end.

The story behind the book

Why Adetayo wrote this book

Over fifteen years ago, Adetayo Adeniyi walked more than ten kilometers through London, handing out leaflets for eight hours 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

01

Discover Where You Fit

Choose a GRC path that matches your strengths.

02

Turn Experience Into an Advantage

Identify which of your existing skills apply to GRC roles.

03

Build Practical GRC Skills & Credibility

Learn about risk, controls, policies, frameworks, audits and compliance.

04

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.

  1. R

    Readiness

    Assess where you are and build your GRC foundations.

  2. I

    Identity

    Choose your direction and explain how your experience fits.

  3. S

    Step In

    Build practical experience and take concrete steps into the field.

  4. E

    Elevate

    Keep developing your GRC skills as AI changes the field.

Adetayo Adeniyi

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 & endorsements

Forewords by Lee Barney and Dominic Vogel

“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.”
Vivek KhindriaTrusted Advisor to Boards & C-Suites · Chartered Director (C.Dir)

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Break Into Cybersecurity GRC

The Beginner’s Roadmap to Landing Your First Governance, Risk & Compliance Role in the AI Era

Release November 15, 2026

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