This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date:  Monday, April 5, 2021 Zachary S. Huitink Join host Michael Keegan for Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – COVID-19 and its Impact: a series on how the pandemic has transformed government management and operations with guests Zach (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, April 2, 2021 Michael J. Keegan Highlighting articles and insights that we have found interesting for the week ending April 2, 2021 DHS Secretary announces cyber ‘sprints’ on ransomware, ICS, workforce. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday said his agency (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. “There are more and more courageous conversations happening in business about gender parity and barriers for women in business,” said Tina Gardiner, manager of risk management services for Regional Municipality of York, Canada, and member of the RIMS board of directors. “While women (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to go remote, professional development activities like conferences, networking events and education sessions have also shifted into virtual venues. Some of this shift will likely outlast the pandemic, making the skills to manage and maximize these (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. For the past year, public companies with mature enterprise risk management programs have found that their ERM framework paid off during the pandemic. A strong ERM program helped them better understand COVID-19’s potential impact on revenue and operations. By using ERM to help (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. In February, a massive winter storm slammed Texas and the surrounding states with snow, ice and the lowest temperatures in decades, leaving millions across the state stranded without power and running water. Businesses endured a stunning range of resulting impacts, including property damage, (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. When we think about cyber incident response, we think about detection, analysis, containment, eradication, remediation and reporting. These stages are not just about technical and forensic response, however. Throughout each, legal risks and considerations must also be addressed. It is imperative to focus (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. The practice of risk and crisis management has been embedded in the DNA of companies and enterprises for more than a century. Over time, companies have become quite comfortable with and capable of managing the risks they understand, whether they are financial, legal (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. With cryptocurrency assets now topping $1.5 trillion globally, there is escalating potential for theft of assets held in bitcoin and other forms of digital currency. The recent surge in bitcoin prices and large institutions’ heightened interest in dealing in these new currencies have (more…)