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How to Assess the Effectiveness of Risk Management
Few organizations are seen as having effective risk management, so there is no exemplar against which to measure success.
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CEOs Aren't Idiots When it Comes to Risk Management
Management needs to take risks to survive and thrive, and that means balancing the potential harms that may occur against the potential rewards.
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Digital Transformation Is the Responsibility of Privacy Leaders Too
Understanding the future of technology offers an invaluable perspective on the kinds of threats you might need to plan for moving forward.
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If Risk Management Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
We need to stop coming up with new words and phrases when all we need to address is the effectiveness of management.
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Time (Again) for the IIA Standards to Be Corrected
IIA standards need to be updated so audit providing assurance on enterprise-level risks, not what matters to middle management alone.
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Why Microsoft Won't Let Employees Use Slack
While the stock markets were wowed by the recent Slack IPO, there are worries. Microsoft is concerned about security in the Slack network.
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Why Organizations Still Struggle With Privacy
Despite years of preparation for new privacy laws and the development of new technologies, organizations are still struggling to manage privacy.
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What Is the Cybersecurity Tipping Point?
Data breaches are our new reality. Cybercrime is a business. Its participants are always honing their skills to take advantage of business and consumer data.
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The Cost of a Cyber Breach
Deciding how much to invest in cybersecurity requires considering the likelihood of achieving objectives given all sources of risk, not just cyber.
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A Board That Would Fail Any Test of Its Governance Practices
Ten principles for what constitutes effective oversight of risk management by a board.
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The Positive Side of Risk
If we can’t agree on what the terms risk and opportunity mean, how can we have a constructive conversation?
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The Problem With Software for GRC
Even if it were possible to have one piece of software that included everything in GRC, very few companies claim to have integrated their related technologies.
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Are We Taking Risk, Making a Decision or Gambling?
What's the difference between taking a risk, making a decision or gambling?
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Finding the Signal in the Noise in the Security World
One of the biggest challenges we face in the world of cybersecurity is how to pinpoint the one-in-a-million issues we really need to address.
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