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Tag: risk management
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The Core Principles of Effective Internal Auditing
The Institute of Internal Auditors' new practice guide for internal auditing shares some good insights, but falls short in a few areas.
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How to Get Started Managing Risk in the Cloud
While it's impossible to completely eliminate risk, here are four actionable solutions for mitigating your organizational risk in the cloud.
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Facebook's Multibillion Dollar Data Violation Fine Is a Wake-Up Call for Every Enterprise
Data is only becoming more valuable - and more difficult to protect - with every passing day.
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What Risk Managers Need to Communicate to the Board
For leaders to balance risk management with company performance, they must keep open lines of communication with risk managers.
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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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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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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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