Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
The cryptocurrency market has been on a roller-coaster ride in 2022 — with the value of bitcoin falling 70 percent since its peak in November 2021. Also growing at a rapid pace is the metaverse — a virtual simulation of the real (or imagined) world.
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Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
Produced in partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, the report uses scenario-based analysis to help manage uncertainty around the interconnected threat of cyber and geopolitics, looking specifically at the perils of state-sponsored cyber-attacks.
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Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
While AI is still in the early stages of adoption and regulators are cautiously monitoring the developments, the industry can demonstrate its willingness and ability to partner with regulators to ensure that its use of AI has public acceptance and is seen to deliver real benefits to society while minimising and managing potential risks. Achieving that degree of support is how we define success.
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Friday Reading Edition 129 (4th November 2022)
Companies can address and mitigate the disruptions of the future only by taking a more proactive, forward-looking stance. Over the next three to five years, McKinsey expects three major cybersecurity trends that cross-cut multiple technologies to have the biggest implications for organisations.
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Friday Reading Edition 126 (14th October 2022)
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict extends into its ninth month, the conflict is being fought on both the physical battlefields and in cyber space. The malware used in the conflict is finding its way on to the dark web, where any hacker can use it.
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Friday Reading Edition 126 (14th October 2022)
The cybersecurity insurance market has shifted significantly over the last 12-18 months, leaving organisations faced with pricy premiums or the inability to purchase coverage. In this webinar, Baker Tilly cybersecurity specialists discuss a multi-faceted approach to manage cyber risks through effective cybersecurity controls and what you may be required to do to maintain adequate cyber insurance coverage.
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Preparing for Ransomware Video
Friday Reading Edition 126 (14th October 2022)
[Requires Airmic member login] - Hear from Baker Tilly and SR-M Intelligence and Risk Consulting as they explore the latest developments in ransomware and the impact on insurance and risk.
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
Cyber threats are considered worse in 2022 than they were last year and the greatest risk for business. Geopolitical, climate and supply chain risks are tied at second place. Diseases and the pandemic have dropped out of the top 10 list of risks – but has this been de-escalated too quickly? Have we learnt and embedded the right lessons from Covid-19?
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Friday Reading Edition 109 (10th June 2022)
The aim of this Guide is to provide a toolkit to assist directors in understanding and keeping pace with the ever more complex cyber-related threats faced by the companies they serve. It takes the form of 12 questions designed to break a diverse set of issues down into a manageable series of topics.
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Friday Reading Edition 106 (13th May 2022)
Microsoft has released a report detailing the relentless and destructive Russian cyberattacks observed in a hybrid war against Ukraine, and what has been done to help protect Ukrainian people and organisations – so that policymakers and the public around the world know what is occurring, and so others in the security community can continue to identify and defend against this activity.
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