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AI makes old cyber attacks harder to spot as social engineering drives losses
Resilience recorded no AI-specific incurred losses in the first half of 2026, but phishing, social engineering and transfer fraud accounted for 85.3% of losses across its portfolio.
Airmic 2026: Risk managers urged to speak boardroom’s financial language
Risk professionals need to show how their work protects cash flow, capital and resilience, rather than rely on technical insurance language, Airmic has warned.
Case study: How two companies used financial modelling to reshape cyber investment
A decentralised construction group and a biotechnology company used cyber risk quantification to prioritise controls, justify spending and build security plans around potential financial loss.
Case study: How risk appetite helped a start-up make faster decisions
Michael Bruno, principal of enterprise risk at Airbnb and founder of Crow’s Nest Consulting, explains how he built and used a risk appetite framework with a start-up client, and how it held up under real-time trade-offs.
Case study: how McDonald’s McHire breach exposed the risks of AI recruitment
A basic security flaw in McDonald’s AI hiring platform McHire exposed millions of job applicants. As AI is used to run more and more of the recruitment process, what are the big takeaways for firms evaluating their third-party risk?
Risk tool spotlight: getting to grips with risk appetite
Appetite defines the level of risk organisations will venture into, but only if it sticks. Closing the gap between intent and reality means linking appetite to strategy, controls, investment and measurable indicators.
The engineer: How Gaëtan Lefèvre keeps risk relevant at John Cockerill
After 18 years at one of Europe’s oldest industrial groups, John Cockerill’s Gaëtan Lefèvre knows managing risk only matters if the business truly believes in it. He discusses that battle for relevance and the importance of understanding the inner workings of your company.
ESG, 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.
SR:500 survey results: Risk managers push for earlier influence as threats accelerate
The SR:500 Emerging Risks survey reveals a landscape dominated by accelerating and interconnected threats. Against this backdrop, risk management must be embedded earlier in decision making to strengthen resilience.
Shock after shock: Why risk leaders say climate resilience models are no longer fit for purpose
The compounding shocks created by climate change were the topic of our latest SR:500 roundtable. Organisations are being forced to reassess their long-held assumptions about resilience, continuity and operational risk as they navigate the road ahead.
Risk management’s moment has arrived. Here’s how to make the most of it
Risk leaders have never been closer to the top table. The opportunity now is to translate that proximity into genuine strategic influence, and the profession is better placed to do it than at any point in its history, says Alex Bentley, CEO, Clew
Regulatory convergence puts pressure on GRC leaders to rethink governance
As regulatory frameworks such as NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act begin to overlap, organisations face mounting pressure to rethink how governance, risk and compliance operates in practice. Riskonnect’s Sherry Dillon explains why traditional compliance approaches are no longer enough.
Video: Strengthening GRC Under Evolving Regulatory Expectations
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Why risk managers are turning to parametrics to solve operational challenges
As nat cats grow more severe, insurance gaps are widening - but parametric solutions might hold the key to resilience, says Dianna Nelson, a senior structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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