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At the risk of sounding anxious

What would you expect to see at a macro level in our societies if anxiety and depression increased significantly? Probably greater social...

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The ten best books for security, risk, and law enforcement professionals

I recently reflected on the daily risks our law enforcement and security professionals face. And what, if anything, could I offer to help...

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Risk Assessment: The Snooze-Inducing Task That's Taking Over the Corporate World!

Bob: "Hey Jane, how's that risk assessment coming along?" Jane: "Don't even get me started, Bob. I've been going over the draft report...

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Digital technology and software for risk management

Digital technologies can be a powerful tool for organizations to identify, assess, and control risks. These technologies can help...

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Risk Management for the Modern Business: A Comprehensive Guide to Enterprise Risk Assessment

You have a lot on your plate as a CEO or senior executive. Numerous factors, from staying competitive to attracting and retaining top...

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Bow-Tie of Christmas

Ah, the bow-tie model, the beloved tool of risk management professionals everywhere. But what happens when this trusty tool is applied to...

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The implications of the reproducibility crisis for risk management

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several emerging trends, including: The widespread adoption of remote work, or working from home,...

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How to implement ISO31000 Risk Management Standard

Understanding, let alone managing risk, can often feel like hanging on by your fingertips. But it doesn't have to be that way. By...

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A better definition for risk management?

"The effect of uncertainty on objectives." “It’s just semantics,” he said with a dismissive wave of his hand. Have you ever been involved...

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The problem with control self-assessment

I've done a lot of work in developing metrics for control self-assessment and designing benchmarking protocols so it's not unusual that I...

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Dealing with nebulous risks and risk adaptation

I’d just scrambled off a long-distance bus ride in India at the typical chaotic celebration of life that is an Indian bus station. I've...

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Peter Drucker was wrong

"What gets measured gets managed." - Peter Drucker [1] Like many cliches, "what gets measured gets managed" is correct enough to be...

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Audits are useful, but auditing is essential

“Auditing is essential – and as far I am concerned it should be inquisitive auditing. If you read the report of a major incident you will...

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What's wrong with quantitative risk assessment?

Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) is a practical approach for evaluating and analyzing risk. Some proponents of QRA argue that it is the...

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Existential Risk as a Process

In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises, a passage in which a character named Mike is asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” he...

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Why Your Company Can't Afford to Neglect Risk Management Training

Climate change, artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, and the Internet of things are just a few examples of the trends...

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Some risk(y) thoughts

Let's start with the three most common errors when doing a risk assessment: Inadequate risk identification. Will the real risk please...

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Risk Management for Executives and Company Directors

I have put all my intelligence and effort into some beautifully crafted risk assessments over my years as a practitioner and I've been...

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Do we trust our health professionals?

On the 17th of June 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the...

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The Psychology of Risk

“There is no dearth of evidence in everyday life that people apprehend reality in two fundamentally different ways, one variously...

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How to operationalize risk management

TL;DR: It's about culture. If you have to 'operationalize' risk management, whatever you're doing isn't risk management. Risk management...

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(ISC)2 Black Swan Extinction Presentation

I've just finished giving a presentation at the ISC2 2021 Security Congress and several people asked for a copy of the slides. I hope...

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How to find a risk management consultant

The search for the elusive subject matter expert - how to find a risk management consultant when you need one.

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Are COVID-19 Vaccinations Effective?

Usually, when I come across a flawed piece of research, I note it and move on. Occasionally, however, I find a piece of research with...

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