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AnalysisRisk briefing: Scenario planning lessons from the CrowdStrike Falcon outage
The CrowdStrike outage showed that risk managers need a nuanced approach to risk assessment that allows organisations to focus their resources on addressing the most critical vulnerabilities first, maximising the effectiveness of their resilience efforts.
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AnalysisRisk briefing: how to protect your employees and business through civil unrest and riots
As riots spread across the UK, and tensions rise globally, StrategicRISK speaks to experts about what businesses should be doing to keep employees safe.
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AnalysisThe three greatest challenges facing risk managers today
Risk managers must develop a better understanding of risk as complexity rises, but there are three core threats that must be addressed, says Beth Thurston, CEO risk management UK at Marsh
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AnalysisWhy AI could hold the key to improving third-party supplier risk assessment
62% of businesses do not strongly believe their risk monitoring program is meeting contractual and regulatory requirements, but technology could hold the answer
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AnalysisRisk briefing: how risk managers should react to the Microsoft / Crowdstrike outage
As critical infrastructure across the globe grinds to a halt, StrategicRISK speaks to risk, reputation, data and IT experts to learn what happened, what impacted organisations can do, and steps that risk managers should take to avoid similar crises in the future
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AnalysisRisk briefing: how to manage risk megatrends across trade, technology, weather and workforce.
Businesses need actionable insights and innovative tools to more quickly address megatrends and protect against critical risk and people issues
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AnalysisAre airports resilient enough?
Amid outages and power cuts at the UK’s major airports, Chris Butler, resilience director at Databarracks asks how the how the sector will handle the approaching peak season
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AnalysisThe international order is ‘in decline’ – what it means for businesses
A political risk insurance report from WTW highlights the decline of consensus on the liberal international order, summarising it as at best, ‘lukewarm’.
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AnalysisRisk briefing: learning lessons from the Germany floods
As estimates of losses from the Germany floods hit between €2-3billion, experts examine key lessons for businesses
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AnalysisQuick briefing: learning lessons from the Dubai floods
Preparation and planning are everything, when it comes to managing flood risk. Experts share their top tips for getting ahead of threats.
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AnalysisHow risk managers can prepare for a supercharged hurricane season
Experts are urging businesses to prepare for an above-normal hurricane season. Here’s how risk managers can respond
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AnalysisRisk briefing: preparing for a record-breaking tornado season
Businesses must prepare now, amid predictions of heightened tornado activity. Here’s how
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AnalysisRisk briefing: supply chain lessons from the Tuff Torq child labor scandal
Amid a wave of child labor violations across the United States, businesses must take steps to ensure their supply chains are free from illegal work practices
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AnalysisFive geopolitical threats that could rock the world and how to manage them
New research highlights the top threats to internationally operating businesses including the deteriorating situation in Taiwan, Russia’s use of private military corporations, and growing supply chain concerns. Here’s what CROs need to know
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AnalysisThe heat is on: climate change set to increase economic losses
New research shows the economic impacts of climate change are set to get even more severe. Risk professionals must therefore urgently target prevention and mitigation measures.
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AnalysisCyber tops risk concerns for European businesses, with nat cat threats rising rapidly
As ransomware attacks, flood, fire, and floods ravage companies across Europe, new research highlights the steps that risk professionals can take to manage the threats.
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AnalysisKey risk management lessons from the top ten cyber attacks in 2023
Nation-state attacks, ransomware, and data breaches feature among the most catastrophic cyber incidents in 2023. Here are the lessons that risk professionals must learn to protect their businesses
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AnalysisRegulation watch: the proposed new terrorism rules for small UK businesses explained
A consultation has opened on new laws to make sure UK small businesses are better prepared for terrorist attacks. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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Analysis$100bn annual nat cat losses is “the new normal” - how risk managers can better prepare
2023 highlighted the need for a proactive approach to risk identification, mitigation and adaptation including a renewed focus on downward counterfactual analysis.
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AnalysisRisk briefing: political threats rising for emerging market manufacturing hubs
Against a backdrop of heightened political risk, supply chain professionals looking to operate more strategically and build resilience need to create as much certainty as they can
