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NIST developing a Privacy Risk Management Framework: requests comments

To better anticipate and address the impacts that innovations in cloud computing, big data and cyber-physical systems can have on privacy in federal information systems, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted a document that lays out a framework for privacy risk management. NIST is asking for public comment on the draft framework.

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Report highlights new and emerging risks

De-globalisation and political conflict, large natural catastrophes, financial repression and the challenge posed by the ‘Internet of Things’ are some of the risks identified in this year's ‘New emerging risk insights’ report published by Swiss Re.

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Proliferation of mobile devices and Internet of Things to send ‘cyber risk skyrocketing over next five years’

The 2015 Global Cyber Impact Report, released by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Aon plc, has found that while cyber is one of the fastest growing risks for companies across the globe, and information technology assets are often as valuable as property assets, companies are only protecting 12 percent of those assets compared to 51 percent of tangible property assets.

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