Phoebe Keleman discusses the uniquely American epidemic of gun violence – specifically mass shootings – currently occurring in schools. The author believes that regardless of the cause, a new approach needs to be taken for risk mitigation and prevention within the current context. The recommendations include suggestions for how students can work together with their teachers and administrators to help prevent school shootings.
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Understanding the SEC’s Inadequate Internal Controls
Miranda Lin discusses recent risk-related incidents at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the apparent lack of adequate internal controls enforced within the organization. The author identifies some of the possible improvements to be made to the SEC’s internal controls environment regarding their people, process, and systems.
Read MoreEffective Global Incident Response
Bruno Langevin discusses some of the critical elements of our increasingly global corporate community, and the additional complexities of incident management across global geographies and cultures. In response to these complexities, the author identifies how companies can better prepare for and manage risk programs at the international level, which require additional awareness and adjustments in order to be successful.
Read MoreMandatory Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework in Healthcare Sector
Andy Herman discusses the gap in the current healthcare cybersecurity approach – that there is no mandatory risk management framework for healthcare organizations. The author suggests introducing a mandatory implementation of a full cybersecurity framework with monitoring systems before receiving the incentives guaranteed by the meaningful use clause associated with electronic health records.
Read MoreAshley Madison and Managing a Risky Business
Kevin Rawls discusses some of the heightened levels of internal and external risks faced by a business that operates in a legally sound but morally compromised space.The website AshleyMadison.com is a now notorious website built around enabling married people to have extramarital affairs, that in 2015 experienced a very severe data breach of its customers’ data.
Read MoreCan the U.S. Treasury Keep Your Money Safe?
Michael Callier discusses the U.S. Treasury's role in strengthening the security and resilience of the U.S. financial services sector. This paper analyzes the rising risks of cyber-attacks, amplified by resistance to incident information sharing and the lack of third-party vendor cyber controls, and the appropriate risk management strategies.
Read MoreDisappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370
Divya Yadav discusses some of the social and political issues surrounding the disappearance and what takeaways can be gleaned from the tragedy to better understand similar incidents in the future.
Read MoreRisk Themes for America's Defense Industrial Base Sector
This research note outlines three major categorical risk themes and includes assessments and treatment suggestions for each category.
Read MorePandemic Risk Assessment
Examines influenza as more than simple flu-like symptoms. It conducts a risk assessment that is difficult due to the constantly mutating nature of influenza virus. In order to assess potential risk, organizations must constantly monitor patient data on local, state, national, and worldwide levels. Compilation of data and coordinated responses are necessary to prevent spread of the virus and develop vaccines. Additionally private sectors must coordinate effort with public sectors.
Read MoreBuilding Resiliency in the IT Sector
Identifies key cyber risks that pose a threat to the functioning of Information Technology in the public and private sectors.
Read MoreProtecting Critical Infrastructure
Discusses the critical infrastructures of the United States, emerging hacking resources, new threats to the smart grid introduced by technological advances, and concludes with recommendations for ways risk managers can mitigate these threats.
Read MoreEarly Warning Detection Systems
Discusses advances in early warning detection systems associated with natural disasters like fires, floods and earthquakes. Also makes recommendations for risk preparedness plans, including the possibility of using social media for crisis communication.
Read MoreBranding and Managing Reputational Risk
Discusses the challenges and risks associated with organizational and individual brand and reputation. Focus is on preparing and planning for reputation incidents, and how to strengthen brand and make reputation more resilient.
Read MoreData Loss & Business Responsibility
Discusses the risk of data loss in a business, the responsibility to protect data, and suggests some prevention safeguards.
Read MoreCommunicating Crisis Management Value
Discusses the complexities and challenges of communicating the value of crisis management and planning.
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