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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.

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Future of risk – Building a trusted risk function to succeed in a riskier world Text
KPMG
Friday Reading Edition 227 (22nd November 2024)
As businesses face a rising tide of risk, organisations should restructure the fundamentals of how they handle uncertainty.
Categories:
Risk Management, Resilience, Economic Outlook, Cyber
Keywords:
Information Security, Crisis Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Data Protection
Eye in the sky: Launching a geopolitical risk unit Text
McKinsey & Co, 6th May 2024
Friday Reading Edition 218 (20th September 2024)
A geopolitical risk unit can add perspective to navigate and identify opportunities in a fragmenting world.
Categories:
Geopolitics
Keywords:
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Information Security
Labour announces host of new tech rules – but does not reveal much-hyped ‘AI bill’ Text
Independent, 17th July 2024
Friday Reading Edition 209 (19th July 2024)
Labour has announced sweeping new rules on technology – though not widely-expected new laws on artificial intelligence.
Categories:
ESG, Cyber
Keywords:
Government, Cyber Security, Data Protection, Information Security, Resilience
The King's Speech: 40 policy bills, a gaping AI hole and a boomerang data bill Text
Herbert Smith Freehills, 17th July 2024
Friday Reading Edition 209 (19th July 2024)
This week saw the hotly anticipated first King's speech under a new Labour government. Whilst a new Digital Information and Smart Data Bill mopped up some of the elements of the failed UK data protection reform, we also saw a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill come to the fore. But the missing AI Bill was one of the biggest surprises of the morning.
Categories:
People, Cyber
Keywords:
Data Protection, Information Security, Government, Cyber Security
AI: What principles and best practices do risk managers need to know now? Text
WTW, 25th June 2024
Friday Reading Edition 208 (12th July 2024)
AI is opening up new opportunities and risks. How can risk managers protect and grow their organisations as AI becomes increasingly embedded in their organisations?
Categories:
Risk Management, Cyber
Keywords:
Data Protection, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Emerging Risk, Information Security, Data Protection
Future of work: Shaping the workforce of the future with AI Text
KPMG, 1st January 2024
Friday Reading Edition 208 (12th July 2024)
AI and other advanced technologies are changing the way employees work — what they do and how they do it.
Categories:
People, Cyber
Keywords:
Mental Health and Wellbeing, Cyber Security, Data Protection, Information Security
NCSC statement following reports of a Synnovis data breach Text
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), 21st June 2024
Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
The NCSC is aware that a cyber criminal group has published data which it claims belongs to Synnovis, a provider of pathology services to the NHS.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Cyber Security, Data Protection, Information Security
Rising Cyber Threats Pose Serious Concerns for Financial Stability Text
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 9th April 2024
Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
Greater digitalisation and heightened geopolitical tensions imply that the risk of a cyberattack with systemic consequences has risen.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Cyber Security, Corporate Liability, Data Protection, Information Security, Online Harms
Boards of directors: The final cybersecurity defense for industrials Text
McKinsey & Co, 20th March 2024
Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
With digitisation, computing, and advanced technologies, the “attack surface” is now the sum of systems and capabilities that can be exploited by cyberattackers.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Cyber Security, Corporate Liability, Data Protection, Information Security, Online Harms
Navigating cyber risks in 2024: Insights, controls and strategies for financial institutions Text
Baker Tilly, 19th February 2024
Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
The cybersecurity landscape is always evolving. To mitigate risk, you must understand your organisation’s unique vulnerabilities, cybersecurity processes and controls.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Cyber Security, Data Protection, Information Security, Online Harms