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Risk briefing: Active assailant preparedness exposes gaps in emergency response planning
More than four in five organisations have a security plan for active assailant incidents, but only 32% say they could notify everyone at an affected site within seconds, according to new research from ASIS International.
Risk insight is still failing to shape business decisions, Marsh finds
European organisations are investing in scenario analysis, supply-chain resilience and AI, but Marsh research suggests risk insight is still too often developed separately from the strategic decisions it is supposed to inform.
Why Japan’s lean supply chains are proving a soft target for ransomware
A run of attacks on Japanese logistics and distribution companies shows how quickly one breach can empty shelves when supply chains carry almost no slack
Case study: How an AI cyber test led to unsanctioned real-world actions
A routine cyber evaluation at the UK AI Security Institute resulted in autonomous agents taking unsanctioned action against real people and organisations, exposing gaps in internet controls, monitoring and test design.
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.
Risk tools spotlight: Change management beyond the project plan
As transformation becomes continuous, organisations need to manage the risks created by the journey as carefully as the destination. Effective change management means understanding the human pressures that can undermine adoption, from fatigue and overload to disengagement and a lack of trust.
Risk managers take on wider remit as strategic role grows
Almost eight in ten risk managers now hold responsibilities beyond their core function, as organisations increasingly look to the profession to support strategic decisions, resilience and sustainability. But FERMA says greater responsibility must be matched by greater strategic influence and better risk quantification.
The risk report now costs 19 cents, should risk management salaries be adjusted down?
As AI makes traditional risk assessments faster and cheaper, the value of risk management increasingly lies in the decisions it helps shape. Drawing on insights from Risk Awareness Week 2026, Alex Sidorenko examines five skills that risk professionals need to remain relevant.
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.
Breaking boards’ “don’t ask, don’t tell” risk mindset with objectives-related risk assessments
A panel of thought leaders flag that linking risk management strategies to specific business objectives could prove pivotal in securing leadership investment for risk mitigations outside of compliance tick boxes
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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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