A Theoretical Riskicist?s Guide to the Universe

Risk has so many variables it is really overwhelming to investigate the future and predict how risk management will transform. When thinking about the future of risk management, it must be approached much like we approach another really, really complex… Continue reading A Theoretical Riskicist?s Guide to the Universe

GDPR and Data Governance: Take Advantage

The EU GDPR represents a shift in how businesses must address data governance, breach preparedness and risk and compliance management ? not just protecting personal data. Take advantage of the connection between GDPR and Data Governance to evolve your … Continue reading GDPR and Data Governance: Take Advantage

Evolving the Way Businesses Work in a Post-GDPR World

The EU GDPR represents a shift in how businesses must address data governance, breach preparedness and risk and compliance management ? not just protecting personal data. Take this opportunity to evolve your digital risk management strategy.
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Yanny or Laurel? Integrated Risk Management or GRC?

The debate rages on ? Yanny or Laurel? Which do you hear? This isn?t the only dispute blistering across media. While not featured on Ellen or The Today Show, risk management has its own version of Yanny and Laurel.
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Technology for GDPR Compliance: Turning Plans into Action

There?s nothing as important to GDPR compliance as careful strategic planning and following a risk-based approach?except the technology that?s essential to turn plans into action. Here?s a look at the role played by three critical areas of IT working t… Continue reading Technology for GDPR Compliance: Turning Plans into Action

Quantifying Financial Risk Exposure to Cyber Attacks

CISOs are being challenged to put security risk into business terms for many purposes, including investment rationalization and cyber insurance.
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The RSA Archer Business Risk Management Reference Architecture

The RSA® Archer® Business Risk Management Reference Architecture is a high-level visual representation of the framework needed within an organization to understand and manage risk and compliance obligations across the enterprise.
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Swinging for the Fences

Did you know only approximately one in 200, or about 0.5%, of high school senior boys playing interscholastic baseball will eventually be drafted by an MLB team?  That includes all levels of professional baseball.  Only a small percentage of players drafted actually make it to the Major Leagues.   The competition to make it to the…

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Defining Your Cyber Risk Appetite

When a senior executive tells the board he or she wants to discuss the company’s risk appetite, usually the board’s interest is piqued. After all, understanding an organization’s risk appetite is critical to the decisions the board makes. So why should defining a company’s cyber risk appetite be so difficult? A CISO’s role is to…

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Risk Is a Reality, Make Sure Rewards are Too

Return on investment. Total cost of ownership. Productivity gains. Payback period? What am I – a financial wizard or a risk professional? If you are in the risk management profession today, you have to be both. Being a top notch security guru that can navigate SQL injection code or rattle off the NIST 800-53 control…

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