This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. These days, voice technology is everywhere. Voice-enabled digital devices and virtual assistants from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and others can answer a question, provide a weather report, turn up the thermostat or even order a pizza. Businesses are using voice technology to improve (more…)
Enhancing Security with Big Data Analytics
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Security information and event management systems have long been the foundation for many organizations’ information security programs. While they remain an essential part of ensuring and maintaining strong cybersecurity, they need improvement to meet the demands of today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape. Security (more…)
Managing the New Dynamics of Terrorism
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Terrorist attacks in mainland Europe and the U.K. over the past few years have impacted the way individuals and businesses view travel to these destinations previously considered “low risk.” Images of gunmen in central Paris, knife-wielding extremists in London, and high-casualty bombings in (more…)
Alternative Energy Strategies
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Businesses in the United States are getting serious about using less energy, acquiring their energy from renewable resources and installing onsite generators to address potential risks, according to the Deloitte study Energy Management: Sustainability and Progress. While the primary motivation for businesses to (more…)
Community, Diversity Spotlighted at RIMS Canada
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. TORONTO—The 2017 RIMS Canada Conference quickly found its groove on Monday morning, kicking off the annual conference with performances by a choir of local schoolchildren and an opening session centered on the theme of community. Focusing first on the RIMS community, the RIMS (more…)
The Strategic Value of Risk Taking
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. With profound economic, geopolitical, demographic, and technological changes taking place around the world, the business environment is rife with risk and uncertainty, but also opportunity. In such an environment, the need for risk-informed decision making has never been greater. A recent Deloitte survey (more…)
Immersive Technology for Government: Part 1 – Virtual Reality
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. In many ways, virtual reality (VR) is old hat to the government. Airmen, astronauts, and soldiers have long been putting in time in simulators training for the real thing. While training is a valuable application for this technology, it is not the (more…)
Weekly Roundup: September 11 – 15, 2017
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Back from a summer hiatus, the IBM Center’s Weekly Roundup highlights articles and insights that we found interesting over the last couple of weeks. Michael J. Keegan Military IT chiefs want combat-ready infrastructure. A streamlined IT infrastructure isn’t just efficient, it’s essential (more…)
Paying it Forward: Industry Leaders Celebrate at Spencer Gala
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. Every year in September, leaders in the insurance world celebrate the profession and show their support for the next generation of risk management and insurance professionals. This year, close to 700 executives made their way to the Spencer Educational Foundation’s 9th Annual Gala (more…)
RIMS Membership Has a Say in COSO’s New ERM Framework
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. When Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) members use the new ERM framework published Sept. 6 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of theTreadway Commission (COSO), they may recognize their own ideas prominently displayed. Carol Fox, RIMS vice president of strategic initiatives announced (more…)