Europe

Risk briefing: Transport and logistics companies must urgently prepare for ICS2 regulation

Awareness of the implementation of the new requirements is key, as is understanding how ICS2 will affect different entities in the supply chain

Biba 2024: Could a public-private partnership provide an answer for systemic cyber risk?

The ‘man-made peril’ of cyber attacks is on the up as digitisation increases, however, there is still a low penetration of cyber insurance in the UK, say industry commentators

Case study: How the Norton Finance Group developed a new risk management framework

When it comes to building a risk management framework, getting past the mindset of risk as a box-ticking exercise is critical, says Marc Howson, group director of risk and compliance at Norton

Businesses at risk from SME partners with weaker cyber defences

The relationship between a big business and a partner SME can present ’a vast opportunity for hackers to infiltrate the larger business’ due to ’weaker security systems’ at small companies

The big question: What is the greatest security threat facing organisations today?

A new board of leading voices from the world of risk and security, brought together by risk management company, Healix, shares their opinions on the greatest geopolitical and security challenges that risk managers need to tackle

Risk briefing: Getting to grips with new business requirements to protect against terrorism

Martyn’s Law will have significant impacts for risk managers, UK businesses, insurers, and brokers. Here’s everything you need to know

Managing the threats of cyber attacks on water companies

As the risks of a catastrophic cyber attack on critical water infrastructure grows, companies across all industries must prepare for the fallout, warns Alexander Ward, consulting partner & account lead for critical national infrastructure, cyber security and trust, Thales

The unintended consequences of ‘green’ initiatives

Risk managers on the road to net-zero must beware heightened risks, such as lithium-ion battery fires

Malware top cyber threat for companies while ransomware risks grow - how risk managers can react

A compliance mindset and collaboration are key to dealing with a surge in cyber crime. Here’s what risk managers need to know

Regulation Watch: Big win for risk managers using captives

As the finish line looms in what has been a very long race, FERMA’s head of EU affairs, Charles Low, considers the captive market impact of the Solvency II agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council.

Our state of the industry survey reveals risk managers' top concerns for 2024

Our 2024 State of the Industry survey reveals a risk profession that is evolving, with more practitioners than ever moving beyond insurance buying to focus on enterprise risk management. But with new threats emerging at a dizzying rate, the pressure is on to improve controls and communicate your value. Sara ...

Quick briefing: what are augmented risks and why should risk managers care about them

Dr. Birgul Cotelli, President Groupement des Compliance Officers de Suisse Romande et du Tessin (GCO), shares her insight around why risk professionals must get to grips with augmented risks

Analysis: The top threats facing UK risk professionals in 2024

From cyber risk and political instability to air pollution and artificial intelligence - here’s how UK risk managers are thinking about threats in 2024

Why understanding the geopolitical rivalry over AI is business-critical

Technological rivalry around artificial intelligence is creating limitations on which systems can be deployed around the world and how they can be developed. Oxford Analytica’s Megha Kumar explains what businesses need to know

The conductor: Johnson Matthey’s risk director explains why in risk management, influence is everything

Johnson Matthey and FERMA’s Xavier Mützig tells Sara Benwell how risk managers must take a hands-on approach to ensure that the risk function, senior management and every team in an organisation are playing from the same music sheet.

SR Q1 2024: It’s tough out there, but we’ve got this

It sometimes feels like the world is spinning faster, as we are bombarded with ever-more complex and intertwining threats. It is the risk professional’s job to manage and mitigate, while guiding senior management through – no easy task. But with the right tools and information, we can do this.