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Right to repair gathers pace

The right to repair movement that seeks to enable consumers to mend broken technologies is gathering pace. Apple recently became the latest… More

19 November 2021

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently outlined its three principles of cyber resilience, which focus on governance, operating models and business outcomes. While cyber attacks such as ransomware are steeply increasing, it… More

The political, economic, sociological, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) context in which we live and do business is fast-moving. This creates an ever-changing risk environment for organisations, with a fluid set of… More

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) warned that social housing boards must balance competing risks and improve transparency in its ninth annual report. It said that tenant and building safety were key… More

Many businesses fail to protect themselves against ransomware attacks, according to a recent survey by SpyCloud. Ransomware attacks hit 72 per cent of respondents during the past 12 months. But 13 per… More

The US government may create a digital bill of rights to protect people against artificial intelligence technologies. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy is looking at how biometric technologies… More

International corporations face potentially higher tax rates as the OECD agreed a new minimum 15 per cent rate from 2023. The OECD aims to ensure that large businesses pay tax where they… More

This is the first time the IRM has published a guidance report focused solely on climate change for risk managers. This marks an important formal recognition of the importance of Environmental, Social… More

Businesses around the globe are likely to look to cut costs because of the rising risk of inflation. In the eurozone, inflation hit 3 per cent last month, for example. That compares… More

Cybersecurity is the "issue of the decade", chief executive officer of IBM Arvind Krishna has said. The company said it plans to train more than 150,000 people in cybersecurity over the next… More