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OpinionMythos and the patch cycle: will the ‘patch apocalypse’ become a reality?
David Neeson, deputy SOC team lead at Barrier Networks, argues that while AI is accelerating phishing and lowering the barrier to entry for threat actors, organisations should avoid panic over a looming patching crisis and focus instead on understanding which vulnerabilities create real risk in their own environment.
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OpinionSeeing beyond the immediate: a new lens for risk leaders
Three risk experts explain why organisations need a temporal lens to understand not only what may happen, but when risks may crystallise, how fast they may spread and how long their effects could last.
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OpinionOpinion: Using institutional theory to unpick ERM impact – Adoption does not equal achievement
Risk management researcher, author and practitioner Sonjai Kumar argues that businesses must move from institutional and compliance focused risk management to strategic, decision driven ERM
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OpinionRising tensions, rising threats: How geopolitics impacts cyber security
David Ferbrache of Beyond Blue argues that as geopolitical conflict increasingly spills into the digital domain, organisations in critical supply chains must prepare for destructive cyber attacks designed to disrupt, disable and destabilise.
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OpinionESG, governance and the failure to manage risks to society
As public scrutiny of organisational behaviour intensifies, ESG needs to move beyond reporting and reputation management. Anita Punwani CFIRM argues that risk management must place greater emphasis on protecting people, society and the environment, particularly those most exposed to harm.
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OpinionHow the Middle East conflict could reshape supply chains – and how risk management can help
As conflict in the Middle East puts renewed pressure on energy flows, freight costs and key trade routes, Sapna Amlani, supply chains industry practice lead at Moody’s, explains why companies need to understand chokepoints, rethink efficiency-led models and build more resilient supply chains.
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OpinionStrategic pivots: weighing risk, reward and survival
Hans-Kristian Bryn and Carl Sjostrom examine what a true strategic pivot demands of an organisation, and why leaders must weigh risk, return and reward far more carefully than they would in a simple strategic adjustment.
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OpinionDisruptive, not destructive: How operational risk leaders are responding differently to the West Asian conflict
As conflict in West Asia sends disruption through cyber systems, supply chains, energy markets and shared infrastructure, Dr Luke Carrivick, executive director at ORX, argues that operational risk leaders must respond to a faster, broader and less geographically contained threat than the Russia-Ukraine war.
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OpinionNHS diagnostic delays create a growing risk for UK scale-ups
New analysis from MyHealthPal suggests NHS diagnostic delays are becoming a growing operational and workforce risk for UK scale-ups, affecting productivity, capacity and the resilience of smaller teams.
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OpinionFrom Dubai with love – a room with a frontline view on a rapidly changing world
Toby Clegg, chief executive at UK-based broker Clegg Gifford, gives his unique perspective on today’s risk register – as a general insurance broker stranded in Dubai with his family after their holiday plans fell apart due to the conflict hitting the Middle East
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OpinionIf ERM doesn’t change decisions, what is it for?
Heat maps are updated. Reports are delivered. But are decisions any better? Stefan Hunziker, professor of risk management at Lucerne School of Business, says ERM proves its value only when it alters the choices organisations make.
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OpinionAchieving cyber resiliency – it’s more than the Tech Stack!
Cyber resilience cannot be bought off the shelf. Geoffrey Kerr, cyber security consultant and former VP global cyber security at Procter & Gamble, argues that organisations must move beyond technology-led spending and adopt a risk-based, strategy-first approach that embeds accountability, cultural change and measurable outcomes across the business.
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OpinionC-suite execs warn of heightened cyber and third-party risks
Operational risks are growing as organisations develop increasingly complicated networks, according to senior executives in a Moody’s survey. Keith Berry, head of corporate and government solutions at Moody’s, explains the findings and steps that may reduce the dangers.
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OpinionHow cyber criminals are focusing on the long game to reach the end game
Cyber attacks are no longer quick-hit technical incidents but prolonged campaigns designed to maximise disruption and damage long after systems are restored. Drawing on high-profile UK incidents, Oliver Spence, ceo of CybaVerse, argues that organisations must rethink cyber resilience for an era in which criminals are playing the long game.
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OpinionFrom loss prevention to strategic success: Why ONFR in the finance sector must change in 2026
As non-financial risks reshape the financial sector, ONFR must evolve from a control function into a strategic enabler of resilience and growth, argues Dr Luke Carrivick, executive director of ORX.
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OpinionMoving risk management beyond “tick-the-box” with scenario planning
Risk management is too often reduced to a compliance-driven, tick-the-box exercise. Dominic Santschi, research associate and PhD candidate at the University of St. Gallen, and Moritz Bachmann, medical compliance risk lead at Roche, argue that scenario planning offers a more strategic way to prepare organisations for plausible future uncertainty.
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OpinionBlack swans, paper tigers, and the future of risk imagination
Tony Martin-Vegue explores how better stories, paired with better measurement, can reshape risk management
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OpinionThe complexity of ESG in understanding the risks of modern slavery
Modern slavery sits at the intersection of environmental, social and governance risks. This IRM ESG Group paper explains why the issue is so complex, why traditional tools fall short and how risk professionals can help drive meaningful change.
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OpinionAI surge reshapes risk management and compliance
How is artificial intelligence improving risk management and compliance, who’s using it, and how fast is it being deployed? Ted Datta, head of the financial crime and compliance practice for Europe and Africa at Moody’s, reveals the findings of a global survey
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OpinionOpinion: The guy who created risk management says we messed up
Alex Sidorenko, chief risk officer and founder of RISK-ACADEMY highlights Grant Purdy’s warning that risk management has strayed from its purpose, becoming compliance theatre instead of genuine decision support.
