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Cyberattack preparations may not be robust enough to withstand real attacks at many organisations, according to a recent report. The analyst IDC said that 85 per cent of organisations have playbooks for cyber… More

Large-scale interconnected risk events are becoming systemic, according to a survey of chief audit executives. Organisations must regard crisis as the new normality and update their risk frameworks accordingly. In fact, that traditional… More

The UK Government is to crack down on fraud by reforming Companies House and strengthening anti-money laundering powers. Proposals contained in a new Bill – the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) 2022… More

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… More

Covid-19 serves as a reminder of the unpredictable events that institutions are required to navigate, exposing a lack of operational resiliency and business continuity planning across the sector. As a result, in… More

Paul Saunders, CMIRM, founding owner/Managing Director of GDFM Consulting has been appointed as the new Chair of the IRM’s Operational Risk Group, taking over from Tony Chidwick.  Paul is an experienced, senior risk… More

Businesses need advanced risk oversight as executives worry that the volume and complexity of risk is growing harder to manage, according to a survey by accountancy bodies AICPA and CIMAR. Yet only… More

Taming The Risk Hurricane: Preparing For Major Business DisruptionBy Dr David Hillson CFIRM, The Risk DoctorPublished September 2022 by Berrett-Koehler, Oakland, CA, USAAvailable in paperback/pdf/eBook/ePubISBN: 978-1-523000-500GBP £25 / USD $29.95 https://bkconnection.com/books/title/Taming-the-Risk-Hurricane Calling… More

Stephen Sidebottom, Chair, IRM The only way to stay relevant is to keep on unlearning, learning, and relearning. The pandemic continues to shape our lives, the climate emergency is upon us, war… More