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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Failures in Risk Management: Why ERM vs GRC

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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Failures in Risk Management: Why ERM vs GRC By Steven Minsky | May 5, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed by regulators and reminded us of the recession associated with Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual Bank in 2008.

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Inflation Considerations for Risk Managers and Insurance Buyers

Risk Management Monitor

The insurance industry has already seen several supply chain and inflation-driven Security Class Action claims. In a land of rising costs and rising risks, many business owners may consider protecting their business operations as a continued priority, no matter what happens to cost. Key Action Steps for Risk Managers.

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Risk Managers: Is Today’s Violence Worse than the 1960’s? Yes, and Why You Should Care (Sorry, Jim and Max)

Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

Risk Managers, Business Continuity planners and Security personnel take note: this climate will impact your business. The 2008 hotel attacks in Mumbai would have been difficult if not impossible without technology. ​ A quick scan of the headlines will confirm that in the US (and elsewhere) things are getting ugly.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. I have taught it every year since then.

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The Multiple Factors Leading to the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Erwood Group

The bank’s leadership failed to implement effective risk management policies, which led to poor lending decisions. After the exit the risk committee doubled its meetings to 18, suggesting concern and knowledge of the bank’s position. billion when they sold off US Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

Tierney (2008) provided a functional semantic classification of the size of extreme events (revised by Alexander 2016, p. ) Natural hazard impacts on industry and critical infrastructure: natech risk drivers and risk management performance indicators. Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019.

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Data Privacy Awareness Month 2024: Roundup of Expert Quotes

Solutions Review

They explore the challenges we face in safeguarding digital identities, the emerging threats to our online spaces, and the innovative strategies being developed to secure personal information against unauthorized access. As a new approach gaining attention across enterprises, concerns about data security and privacy have run rampant.