As companies close offices, plants and warehouses to reduce COVID-19 spread, other risks are emerging at these now-idle facilities, warns FM Global. In addition to fires, vandalism and theft, spring flood season is beginning in the US, and hurricane season starts in a mere two months, leaving understaffed facilities potentially vulnerable.
Supermarket and some other supply chains have been heavily impacted by bulk buying during the COVID-19 pandemic. To assist organizations understand this phenomenon, Dr. Ali Fenwick, an expert in human behaviour at Nyenrode Business University, explains why people behave in this way and why it is a predictable reaction…
One-third of financial services organizations lack a clear plan or the resources to address privacy risks related to customer data in the next 12 months, according to a new report by Accenture.
A Gartner survey of more than 900 audit and risk leaders on March 27th 2020 has found that most of their focus is on assessing the impact of COVID-19 on organizational operations and controls, as well as revising and executing the company audit plan.
More than half (51 percent) of senior decision-makers among UK businesses feel overwhelmed by the data generated within their organization, a number that rises to 61 percent among those working in larger companies with over 1,000 employees, according to new research from InterSystems.
To help manufacturers, producers, distribution companies and their customers and business partners identify, assess and address supply chain risks, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has launched ‘SOC for Supply Chain’, a new risk reporting framework.
The NIST Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC) has published a draft guidance document looking at how organizations can integrate cyber security and enterprise risk management processes.
As demand for business to demonstrate its sustainability credentials grows, companies are being held accountable by consumers, investors, regulators and other stakeholders and increasingly face reputational damage or legal liabilities if they fail to appropriately manage ESG issues.
If it sometimes feels like cyber threats are approaching your organization from all angles, it’s because they are. To protect yourself, you need to secure as many threat vectors as possible. Andy Swift highlights two critical data protection steps everyone should take, and yet many organizations seem to miss.
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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.
