San Francisco Business Times (1/9/2019)
Today, Metabiota, the pioneer in epidemic risk modeling, is unveiling its predictions for the industries that are most likely to be impacted by a health crisis in the year ahead. According to a recent survey by North Carolina State University's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and management consulting firm Protiviti, board members and C-suite executives want to devote additional time or resources to risk management efforts in 2019.

Insurance Business Magazine (1/11/2019)
Executives around the world are wary of an array of risks that pose obstacles to their business’s success, with just 59% expressing confidence in their company’s ability to grow and prosper, according to the first ever global Risk and Confidence Survey released by CNA Hardy. The highest level of confidence among business leaders was seen in Continental Europe (70%), followed by 64% of North American executives, 53% of Asia-Pacific leaders, and just 39% of those in the UK currently confident in future growth.

Infosecurity Magazine (1/11/2019)
The healthcare sector continues to be the target of cyberattacks, with Managed Health Services (MHS) of Indiana Health Plan announcing recently that a third-party data breach potentially exposed up to 31,000 patients' personal data in one of two security incidents the company has disclosed in the past month.

Continuity Central (1/11/2019)
In 2019 there will be an acceleration of the global change from globalism, social liberal politics and the USA as the unchallenged superpower, to a world of populism, nationalism and trade wars; with China and Russia challenging USA hegemony. There has been a lot in the news post-Christmas about sales being down for certain shops in the UK high street, so again we can see that the switch to online is accelerating and disrupting existing businesses.

Brink News (1/11/2019)
Managers are generally regarded as sophisticated information processors who make risk-related decisions according to economic incentives and the fullest available range of information and variables. With the rise of behavioral economics, however, this perception—that managers are sophisticated information processors—has been challenged. Managers, it turns out, just like the rest of us, are prone to a host of wired-in cognitive mistakes in the way they interpret and react to risk information.

Infosecurity Magazine (1/7/2019)
The Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) has published its first annual report, Leveraging Board Governance for Cybersecurity, the CISO / CIO Perspective, the results of which highlight the need for boards to be active governance partners in collaborative cyber defense.

Insurance Business Magazine (1/11/2019)
Global risk management society RIMS has a new leader at the helm. The reins of the presidency have been handed over to Gloria Brosius (pictured), a long-standing member of the society and director of risk management and insurance at Pinnacle Agriculture Distribution Inc.

Forbes (1/11/2019)
Most enterprises never intended to operate in a hybrid or multi-cloud environment, and yet, that’s exactly where they are today. Why? Because a hybrid/multi-cloud approach helps to keep pace with customer expectations for always-on websites and applications. This paradigm shift has happened so fast that most organizations have had to build in the cloud now while maintaining and figuring out what to do with their on-premise systems and data later.

Compliance Weekly (1/8/2019)
Disruptive technologies, cyber-threats, talent shortages, and constantly evolving geopolitical risks are just a few top risks that will keep boards of directors and executive management teams on their toes in 2019. To fall behind is not an option.
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