Risk
Risk refers to threats an organization faces -- loss of earnings, loss of reputation, or harm of any kind. These articles explore the challenges of preventing, identifying and mitigating risk. Risk can come in many forms, including financial issues, legal liabilities, strategic or leadership errors, or accidents and natural disasters. Today, IT- and data-related risks are growing concerns. The following articles about risk look at the issue from many angles, especially from that of compliance officers risk managers.
The Implications of Technical Debt to Your Company’s Competitiveness
For decades, arcane discussions on technical debt have occurred within the ranks of IT, with little engagement from executive management and the board. As Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach explains, today, directors and executives have no choice. They must increase their awareness and understanding of this issue...
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What’s Ahead for Enterprise Risk Management In 2020
With fresh corporate scandals in the news seemingly every day, enterprise risk management is growing in importance for organization leadership – and rightly so. LogicGate CEO Matt Kunkel discusses what he foresees for ERM in the year ahead. The global market for enterprise risk management...
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Minimizing Liability Under the SEC’s Reg-BI
RumbergerKirk’s Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s care and compliance obligations and best practices to mitigate those risks. By looking beyond Reg-BI’s June 30, 2020 compliance date to...
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What Drives Social Media Mobbing?
Social mobs love “cancelling” people. What drives some to pile on, and what can organizations do to effectively manage a crisis if and when one arises? Risk expert Michael Toebe provides a game plan. Social media is a powerful voice in society, whether led by...
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The Board-Management Risk Appetite Dialogue
Considering unpredictable markets, myriad uncertainties and unprecedented market opportunities, how should the board and executives engage with respect to the organization’s risk appetite? Protiviti's Jim DeLoach offers sage wisdom. In 2017, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Advisory Council on Risk Oversight released a...
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The Risks of Undervaluing a Focus on Culture
On a long enough timeline, every system needs reworking to avoid failure. Gary Patterson and Robert Barker share how even the most steadfast brands can experience serious hiccups if they focus on the wrong thing. Every board of directors should include an independent review of...
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The Social Construction of a Scandal
Do corporate execs and legal counsel truly understand the role news media plays in establishing the narrative about fault and consequences when a scandal arises? Michael Toebe offers guidance on responding well. How significant a crisis may become with all stakeholders may have more to...
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The Curious Case of Bias in Risk Assessments
Christopher Magno, Terrance McCue and Michael Gordon discuss the pervasive yet elusive concept of bias, offering guidance on how to spot common biases and useful tips on mitigating their effects on your risk assessments. While we as compliance specialists, attorneys and risk professionals typically try...
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The 3 Final Pillars of the Cognitive Risk Framework
The five pillars of the cognitive risk framework (CRF) are designed to provide a 3D view of enterprise risks. James Bone details here additional levers of risk governance in the final three pillars of the CRF. In earlier installments, James discussed the first pillar of...
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Preparing for Generation Z – The Future of the Front Line in Risk Management
Generation Z is poised to comprise nearly a quarter of the global workforce – and they’ll shortly become the first line of defense for most organizations. MetricStream COO Gaurav Kapoor discusses some unique attributes, expectations and risks associated with Gen Z. As Generation Z starts...
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Enterprise Risk 2020: Are We Ready for Security 4.0?
G4S’ Rachelle Loyear points to several risk data points from ISACA’s recent State of Enterprise Risk Management survey, offers tactics to improve risk mitigation efforts and shares tips for learning from past industry trends. If you keep tabs on trends in cybersecurity, you’ll have noticed...
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The True Cost of Website Inaccessibility
If you think retooling your website to be fully accessible is cost prohibitive, consider the cost of noncompliance. Deque Systems CEO Preety Kumar explores what a lack of accessibility can cost an organization. Legal action taken against companies for having websites, mobile apps and docs...
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