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Some of the older members of the Institute may recall my time in corporate risk management culminating in five years as Director of Risk Management for the Metropolitan Police up to 2008… More

The financial regulator the European Banking Authority (EBA) has set out a new governance framework for banks that outsource services, including those based in the cloud. The new guidelines – Final report… More

Ongoing advances in computing technology have always meant that risk managers need to stay abreast of their organisation's digital security. Now, the advent of quantum computers – super-powered computers built on quantum… More

The UK’s insurance regulator has warned insurance companies that they need to do more to reduce and manage their exposure to ‘silent’ – or non-affirmative cyber risk. Non-affirmative cyber risk occurs when… More

Business leaders believe the global business environment is becoming ‘riskier', according to a new report from consultant Protiviti. The Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2019 report, published in conjunction with North Carolina's… More

One of the greatest risks of failing to address cyber threat is that people will turn away from the very technologies that could produce rapid productivity gains over the next few years,… More

By Alexander Larsen, President Baldwin Global Risk Services Ltd, Certified Fellow and trainer of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM)   The ICO Boom  The ICO space saw a boom in the… More

Pro-mortems and pre-mortems are a simple and highly effective technique for teams to employ “prospective hindsight” and imagine a future that has already happened. Research indicates that this type of thinking helps… More

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced its key priorities for 2019. The underlying role and remit of the SFO will remain unchanged, but the main areas of focus will be ensuring… More