All #RISK 2022 News & Insights articles – Page 4
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FeatureWhistleblower Claims Regulators Weren’t Told About Twitter Security Risks — And Neither Was Twitter’s Board
Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, made some serious allegations about the state of security and data protection in the company on Tuesday.
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FeatureGambling Firms’ Inadequate Systems and Processes Lead to £17m Money-Laundering Settlement
Gambling business Entain Group reached a £17m settlement with the Gambling Commission on Wednesday after an investigation found numerous failings around social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.
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FeaturePhishing, Third-Party Risk and the Signal and Twilio Attack
Communications provider Twilio suffered a phishing attack on 4 August. On Monday, 11 days later, messaging app Signal disclosed that some of its users have been impacted by the attack.
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FeatureESG and supply chain risk
The world has woken up to the fragility of the supply chain, but add ESG to the supply chain, and you get a whole added dimension to risk management.
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FeatureGoogle’s £35m Australian Fine: Consumer Law Steps In Where Privacy Law Would Fail
Australia’s privacy regime is weak compared to most other major economies. Yet on Friday, an Australian court ordered Google to pay AUD 60 million (£35 million) in fines for its “deceptive” data collection practices.
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FeatureCathy Wood backs ESG but says there was a lot of lipstick on a pig
Cathy Wood, the founder of ARK investment, backs an investment approach that sounds just like ESG but warned that there has been a lot of lipstick on a pig.
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FeatureLessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic
What lessons were learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, and what do they mean for ESG?
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FeatureSenate embraces heat pumps; corporates must follow
The US Inflation Reduction Act recently passed by US Senate includes support for heat pumps; companies who truly believe in ESG should follow suit.
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Feature‘Indiscriminate Scanning’: EU Authorities Criticise Child Abuse Detection Proposals
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have published an opinion about proposed child safety measures that they claim could lead to “indiscriminate scanning of the content of virtually all types of electronic communications of all users”.
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FeatureAnother Bad Week Underlines Crypto’s Security Problem
Two crypto heists this week caused nearly $200 million in losses. Seemingly every week there are stories about similar incidents. But is there a security problem with the blockchain itself, or with the software and systems designed to facilitate its use?
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NewsESG World Forum @ #RISK
#RISK – Europe’s Leading Risk-Focused Expo: November 16 & 17, ExCeL, London
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NewsCyber Security Hub @ #RISK
#RISK – Europe’s Leading Risk-Focused Expo: November 16 & 17, ExCeL, London
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FeatureLaw Firm Fines Quadrupled Over Two Years, Mostly Due to Money-Laundering Compliance Failings
Data from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) shows a substantial increase in the number and amount of fines issued to law firms. A look at the data reveals the main cause of the increase: law firms are failing to meet their obligations to detect and prevent money laundering.
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FeatureWill the UK’s ‘Light Touch’ AI Regulation Plans Increase AI Risks?
The government claims its “innovation-friendly and flexible” plans for AI regulation could help businesses avoid the “uncertainty that comes with regulatory compliance”. But could lighter touch regulation increase risks for UK businesses and individuals alike?
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FeatureCompassion at work is good for the bottom line
Compassion and kindness at work isn’t some tree-hugging ideal; it is good for the P&L compassion at work is good for the bottom line
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FeatureESG is not impact investing
ESG and Impact investing are different things with some similarities, and this is creating a massive misunderstanding of what ESG is.
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FeatureFour reasons for the rise of the CSO
Four quite different underlying forces are driving the rise of the CSO
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FeatureStakeholder capitalism under threat— Henry Ford versus Milton Friedman
Stakeholder capitalism and Henry Ford meets Milton Friedman: profit is all versus stakeholder considerations. Who is right?
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Feature“The woke ESG left want us to stop working if it sunny” and other tropes that get it wrong
Should we work when it is excessively hot? It has nothing to do with the so-called woke ESG left but does relate to ESG and good business.
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FeatureIs net zero really unilateral economic disarmament?
Tory MP and candidate for future British Prime Minister Kemi Badenoch has likened net zero to “unilateral economic disarmament.” Is this right?
