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Pandemic is risk to climate change action, says World Economic Forum

Having warned of the risk of a global “lethal flu” back in 2006, this year’s Global risks report 2021 focuses on the… More

20 January 2021

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Data war to heat up

14 January 2021

The data war is likely to heat up in 2021 as countries act to either slowdown or halt the flow of sensitive data across borders – moves that could disrupt business models… More

The post-Brexit landscape has changed how people can move and work in mainland Europe for both employers and employees. Freedom of movement between the UK and Europe ended on 31 December. The… More

The UK government's climate change white paper sets out how the country will seek to mitigate the risk of increasingly adverse weather and build a net-zero economy. The document – Energy white… More

While the COVID-19 pandemic has given the world economy and unprecedented shock, Europe’s banks have weathered the initial impact relatively well, according to a report by the sector watchdog the European Banking… More

Supply chain disruption has hit 98 per cent of businesses in the US that took part in a recent survey on the issue by Interos. The biggest impacts included fluctuations in supplier… More

Companies transferring data outside of the European Union received new guidance on safely doing so from the European Data Protection Board this month. This follows a move by the Court of Justice… More

Cyber ransom is now seen as the top threat to IT systems, according to a recent survey by Advisen among cyber insurance buyers. “Holding your network hostage for extortion” was voted the… More

There is widespread disagreement over cryptocurrency risk. Those working in the cryptocurrency industry are much more upbeat about the opportunities such innovations as Bitcoin represent than governments and financial institutions, says a recent… More

By Laxman Maharjan (SIRM) As organisations rely on a long and complex supply chain to meet consumer demand and maximise shareholders wealth, they are ever more vulnerable to supply chain disruption, risk… More