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Construction plans

Construction firms warned cyber attacks could derail project delivery

Risk managers can no longer afford to treat cyber as an IT issue on construction projects. QBE warns that ransomware and system disruption can quickly turn into delays, disputes and escalating costs.

Manufacturing

Manufacturers face severe ransomware losses as cyber controls fail

New Resilience analysis finds ransomware accounts for 90% of incurred manufacturing cyber losses, despite making up just 12% of claim volume, highlighting the need for better MFA validation, vulnerability management and incident response.

  • “Cyber attacks are going to happen”: why aviation resilience is now an operational imperative

  • Cyber threats shift from encryption to data theft, prompting rethink in risk strategy

  • Compliance is not resilience: Why cyber audits alone leave organisations exposed

  • Winter Olympics cyber plot underscores geopolitical risk for major events

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McDonald's

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?

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farming, harvest

From tractors to terminals: why cyber risk is now a core exposure for farming businesses

As farming becomes increasingly digitised, cyber risk is emerging as one of the most under-appreciated threats facing the sector. From automated machinery and connected supply chains to underinsurance and climate volatility, agriculture is evolving into a complex risk environment that challenges traditional assumptions about protection and resilience.

  • Sector focus: Banks and insurers caught between cyber threats and regulatory pressure

  • Spotlight on: evolving deepfake risks and how to battle them

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The whole world is worried about cyber risk. So, why isn’t Korea?

Cyber risk tops Aon’s global rankings, yet in Korea it sits far lower on the agenda. StrategicRISK spoke to Aon Korea chief executive Kevin Kim to explore why one of the world’s most digitally advanced economies still appears to underestimate the threat.

  • The strategist: FERMA’s new president has a gameplan to elevate the influence of risk

  • Putting science and data behind climate risk management

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Disruptive, 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.

  • Achieving cyber resiliency – it’s more than the Tech Stack!

  • C-suite execs warn of heightened cyber and third-party risks

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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.

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Inside the hidden vulnerabilities weakening global data centre resilience

Data centres are at the heart of the digital economy, but rapid growth, energy constraints and evolving risks are testing their resilience. At an SR:500 event in partnership with FM, experts discussed the challenges facing the sector and how risk managers are responding.

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Greater expectations: Workplace healthcare is becoming a resilience issue, not just a perk

Workplace healthcare is becoming a strategic pressure point, as employees’ rising demands plus costly medical advances are pushing employers to rethink how far benefits should go and what they mean for resilience.

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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.

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Q1 2026 Edition

StrategicRISK Q1 2026

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Compliance (3)

Video: Strengthening GRC Under Evolving Regulatory Expectations

Watch our regulatory frameworks webinar, in association with Riskonnect

  • From silos to strategy: how boards are rethinking risk

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Special edition: Future of business

In partnership with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions | In partnership with Strategic Risk

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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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