During ‘Audit & Beyond’, AuditBoard’s second annual user conference, more than five thousand audit, risk, and compliance professionals virtually convened for two days to discuss the dynamic state of risk in 2020 and its associated challenges.
With shoppers looking ahead to the busy festive season, PCI Pal, the global provider of cloud-based secure payment solutions, has released a new study that shows data security concerns will influence how and where people make their purchases this year.
In a letter sent to over 600,000 companies across the UK on Monday 12th October, UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma warns businesses that they need to take action now to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period.
We’re told that, in a modern market landscape, each business process should add value. But is there really competitive advantage in risk management – and how can this be optimised? Dr. Iain Brown makes some suggestions…
For the past 30 years, enterprise risk management (ERM) programs have helped organizations proactively identify and address risks, however, many times it provides limited insight into strategy and strategic risks, according to a new RIMS report, ‘Pivoting from ERM to SRM’.
The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced the results of the 2020 Travelers Risk Index, which found that fewer companies than last year have taken steps to mitigate cyber risks, even though the level of concern about these threats has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has published ‘OnRisk: A Guide to Understanding, Aligning, and Optimizing Risk 2021’ which examines the views of those who most directly involved in risk management – boards, executive management, and internal audit.
The US NIST has released a new publication, ‘NISTIR 8286, Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)’. This aims to promote greater understanding of the relationship between cyber security risk management and ERM, and the benefits of integrating those approaches.
Since businesses rely on technology for communication, deepfakes - or synthetic media of false images and/or sound - pose a growing threat to their future strength, growth, security, and bottom line. That’s the belief and warning from global IT solutions provider Technologent.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
