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The vulnerability of the UK’s undersea critical national infrastructure
Dr Robert James Chapman, Dr Chapman and Associates Ltd, January 2025Can be contacted at: DrChapmanAssociates@outlook.com Introduction On 25 December 2024 Finland’s electricity transmission operator Fingrid reported that their 106-mile Estlink 2 cable connection between Finland and Estonia had been disconnected and in all probability deliberately sabotaged. On the same day the Finnish telecommunications and digital…
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Whitepaper: NIS2: Your Ultimate Guide to Compliance
With the European Commission (EC) accelerating the adoption of “advanced technologies”, innovation is rapidly rising, but in turn has resulted in significant increase in cyber threats. To combat this, the pressure is on for firms to adopt the NIS2 directive, which mandates stringent security measures, risk management protocols and incident reporting standards, collectively enhancing protection of…
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AI: Friend or Foe?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly evolving technology that has found its way into various aspects of modern life, including but not limited to business, healthcare, education, and entertainment. As AI technology continues to evolve, it is becoming increasingly embedded into everyday life, raising both logistical and ethical questions about its integration into society at…
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Risk Agenda 2025
Have you taken the IRM Risk Agenda 2025 Survey yet? Take the survey here. The risk landscape and expectations on risk departments have changed beyond recognition over the past ten years. Rapid globalisation, spreading communication networks, the pandemic, recession, global tension, and technological and demographic changes have added layers of complexity to the risks organisations…
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IRM Board Member Presents to United Nations Somalia, Risk Management Unit
IRM Board member and East Africa Regional Group Chair Dorothy Maseke, CMIRM, recently gave a presentation to Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) colleagues working across Somalia. The session addressed risk-sharing approaches in humanitarian action globally and discussed how and why this is important for aid actors responding to the current famine crisis in the horn of Africa. The session gave partners…
