Risk

Enhancing any key business function is a wise decision, but risk management is particularly critical. Driving continuous improvement there could make your organization more agile and better prepared to manage surprises. And it could position the firm as an industry pacesetter. Jim DeLoach makes a strong case for improving enterprise risk management.

All kinds of businesses and industries are experiencing disruptive change due to innovation. The companies that adapt quickly may become industry leaders, but the “late movers,” those that are slow to respond, may not survive. Jim deLoach outlines the attributes of “early movers” and explains why these firms are best positioned to weather market shifts.

Newspaper headlines blasting the news of major losses for a financial institution due to modeling error have become commonplace. Users must ensure that the models they rely upon are appropriately built and yield useful results, and for more than just regulatory compliance. Good models reduce losses and enhance decision-making.

In today’s risk landscape, corporations must rethink the way they manage cybersecurity and combat cyber threats. James Bone, a leading expert in regulatory compliance risk, expects the Cognitive Risk Framework for Cybersecurity (CRFC) to become part of a broader approach to managing risk – and soon. Here, he details the key components to a CRFC.

Despite the fact that organizations are spending more than ever on cybersecurity, the threats continue to increase. Cyber risk is certainly a multi-faceted concern for corporations, but the lack of real success in preventing cyber hacks may be due to an oversight of organizations’ greatest vulnerability – people. Read on for the skinny on CogSec – cognitive security – solutions.

It’s essential for corporate leaders to instill and maintain a commitment to ethical practices. However difficult it may be to pin a value on business ethics, the connection between culture, reputation and profitability is undeniable. Yes, financial success is important, but not to the exclusion of integrity. Once lost, consumer trust is very hard to gain back.

There are a host of ways enterprise risk management can fall short. Jim DeLoach explores five of the most common failures, along with various indicators that could signal a coming failure. If you see your organization reflected in this article, consider this your wake-up call.

If everyone is responsible for managing risk at your organization, you’re probably in for a bumpy road. Senior leaders have a different perception of what’s most critical than do front-line staff, so their approaches to risk management would naturally be quite different. It’s best to leave the job of risk discovery, assessment and mitigation to the pros.

It’s easy to identify in hindsight where risk management failed, and taking a look at past ERM failures can actually provide great insight into what went wrong and why. Jim DeLoach offers insight into some of the lapses in risk management companies experience most frequently – along with indicators you can be on the lookout for to keep your organization...

Risk and compliance self-assessments aren’t the truest indicators of actual risk exposure. So you could say there’s an inherent risk in performing a risk self-assessment. Not only is there no real science behind them, the outcome of an RCSA is entirely subject to one’s memory. A self-assessment can be a good jumping-off point, but it can’t be your sole method...

Enterprise risk management isn’t meant to be a one-man show. Or a one department show, for that matter. It’s necessary to have the Board’s buy-in and investment. If your firm hasn’t come that far yet, here are a number of simple tips that can help improve your ERM, regardless of where your existing processes stand.

As the use of social media becomes intertwined with daily business activity, a new threat is emerging: hackers are finding new ways of impersonating genuine business contacts, often portraying colleagues via fake profiles in order to gain access to sensitive data that can be used to commit fraud.