Baby Boomers’ Impact on Small Business Formation
Just as baby boomers are predicted to have a large impact on entitlement programs, so are they poised to be a primary driver of small business formation in the next decade and beyond. This has...
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ART Show: The Growing Popularity of Alternative Risk Transfer
Alternative risk transfer (ART) is an increasingly attractive approach to diversifying risk management portfolios in the -insurance arena. Certain subsets of ART transactions, particularly -those...
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Attacks Risk Energy Growth in Colombia
A July attack by FARC Guerrillas resulted in a 4,000-barrel oil spill in Puerto Asis, Colombia. Many still see Colombia as a nation plagued by drugs and violence, but investors see something else....
View ArticleFive Steps to a Risk-Savvy Culture
When security breaches or risk management breakdowns occur, culture is often blamed. From General Motors and Target to the financial crisis of 2008 and the launch of Healthcare.gov, culture has been...
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The Apple Watch: New Tech, New Risks
In early 2015, Apple will launch its Apple Watch-a new wearable tool that not only brings your music, maps and calendar to your wrist, but can also track biometrics like sleep patterns, heart rate and...
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Brandjacking on Social Media and Beyond
Recruit employees on LinkedIn. Respond to customer queries on Twitter. Promote marketing initiatives on Facebook. These are tactics that brands execute day in and day out. We have become desensitized...
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Kidnap and Ransom in the Wake of ISIS
This summer, the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) was particularly marked by the kidnapping and beheading of Western hostages, including American journalists James Foley and...
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Are Risk Assessments Increasing Your Risks?
The “observer effect” is a term used in the scientific community that refers to how “the act of observing influences the phenomenon being observed.” This concept is equally applicable in the...
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Measles in the Workplace
As of March 2, there were 131 reported cases of measles in California, 80 of which are directly tied to a December outbreak at Disneyland, according to the state Department of Health. Sixteen cases...
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Cyberattacks Threaten Critical Infrastructure
Recently disclosed and highly-publicized cyberattacks on commercial entities have justifiably captured the public’s attention. These hacks highlight the increasingly sophisticated threats that...
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Lessons From Starbucks’ Race Together Initiative
Starbucks’ recent “Race Together” campaign included a controversial directive encouraging employees to engage customers in a discussion about race. This effort—which had employees write #racetogether...
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Amtrak Derailment Spurs Focus on Safety
While federal regulators are still not entirely sure why an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, killing eight people and injuring more than 200, investigators have determined that...
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Developing a Strategy for Transgender Workers
The National Transgender Discrimination Survey found that 90% of respondents were harassed or mistreated at work for being transgender or hid who they were to avoid such treatment, and 26% had lost a...
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Implications of the Ashley Madison Hack
“Avid Life Media has failed to take down Ashley Madison and Established Men. We have explained the fraud, deceit and stupidity of ALM and their members. Now everyone gets to see their data…Keep in...
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Preparing for an Active Shooter Incident
In August, a disgruntled former employee from a southwestern Virginia news channel shot and killed two of his former coworkers and wounded their interview subject while they reported live on...
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Record Heat Fuels Climate Change Concerns
In December, representatives from 195 countries convened in Paris for a United Nations climate conference, ultimately producing an agreement heralded by many as one of the most significant...
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10 Cyberthreat Predictions for 2016
RANSOMWARE Researchers agree that ransomware will continue to spread as a top attack method, with hackers holding data or entire websites hostage until businesses pay up. ThreatTrack Security found...
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Leashing the Risks of Pets in the Workplace
Study after study has found that having pets in the workplace makes a concrete difference on the workforce, measurably reducing stress and boosting productivity, creativity, team cohesion and employee...
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Ransomware Attacks Pose Growing Threat
In February, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center was crippled by a cyberattack that encrypted patient and laboratory records and took all network and computer-related functions, including CT scans,...
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Improving M&A IT Security Practices
Traditionally, IT security has never been a major part of the merger and acquisition process. But after a record year for M&As in 2015 and the prospect of even more activity to come, security is...
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