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Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership

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Many companies spend millions of dollars implementing risk mitigation controls but are kept from getting their money’s worth by a disconnected, piecemeal approach. Successful risk mitigation requires that a central authority supervise controls following a coherent strategy. I wish it were true.

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Risk Management as a Career: A Guide for BCM Professionals

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They include process and procedural robustness and integrity; people, skills, and training; insurance and self-insurance; the supply chain, outsourcing, and inherent risk; infrastructure, systems, and telecommunications; and physical and information security. Good, foundational knowledge of technology.

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These 8 Risk Domains Are the Meat and Potatoes of Risk Management 

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With respect to this process, the total landscape of risk that is assessed and mitigated can be divided into eight risk domains. Finally, everyone involved in assessing and mitigating risk at an organization needs to make sure their work is custom-tailored to that company’s industry and culture.

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At Risk of Distraction: The Seductive Appeal of RMIS Software

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An emerging hot topic in business continuity and risk management is the software known as a risk management information system (RMIS). An RMIS can help an organization identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks, but often they merely seduce and distract companies that are not in a position to make proper use of them.

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How to Offload Your Risk to a Third Party

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Risk transference is one of the four main strategies organizations can use to mitigate risk. Try a Dose of Risk Management Wise organizations determine how much risk they will accept then make conscious efforts to bring their risk down below that threshold.

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The Difference Between Strategic and Operational Risk

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New technologies, increasing digitization, and evolving customer demands create risks that can disrupt operations, weaken cybersecurity, and harm the organization’s reputation or financial position – and above all, leave the organization unable to achieve its business objectives. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).

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SOC 2 vs ISO 27001: Key Differences Between the Standards

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These control sets offer management the option to avoid, transfer, or accept risks, rather than mitigate those risks through controls. An organization’s ISMS should encompass data, technology , cybersecurity, and employee behavior. What Is an ISMS?

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