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 74 (11th September 2021)
[Free to access upon setting up an account] Conrad Prince, Senior Cyber Terrorism Advisor to Pool Re, looks at the increasing threat of ransomware, what it means for business, and how it could be employed by malicious actors for strategic effect.
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Friday Reading Edition 72 (27th August 2021)
The SolarWinds hack impacted multiple organisations globally, including US government departments, tech companies, and other corporates. It has raised renewed questions about supply chain security, how companies can protect themselves and how Western governments can prevent other operations of this kind.
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Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
Given the profound uncertainties and their varying impact across business lines, insurers must commit strongly to risk-oriented, structured decision-making approaches. It is time for chief risk officers (CROs) to step up to this challenge. With their help, the industry can reinvent itself to stay relevant to customers and attractive to investors.
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Friday Reading Edition 65 (2nd July 2021)
The digital technologies and systems created today are introducing both far-reaching opportunities and challenges alike for security professionals and business leaders. This makes it more and more crucial to adopt a holistic view of how the intertwined global digital ecosystem of tomorrow may impact your organisation and its security. Fine tuning risk management strategies to navigate these shifting tides in the global digital threat landscape is essential.
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Friday Reading Edition 62 (11th June 2021)
This report offers a vision for how the international community could better protect the financial system against cyber threats. Cyber threats targeting the financial sector are no longer limited to low-level theft, but could now pose systemic risk.
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Friday Reading Edition 57 (7th May 2021)
Like most industries the professional and business services sector is evolving, influenced by a number of macro environmental factors, including technology and cyber threats. Looks at five key trends shaping Professional Services today, and consider how the sector may look in the future as a result.
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Friday Reading Edition 57 (7th May 2021)
[Free to read upon providing contact details] Cyber risk runs deep. Is your organisation making informed decisions around its cyber budget? Aon’s 2021 Cyber Security Risk Report helps answer this question.
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Friday Reading Edition 57 (7th May 2021)
This 2019 report explores a scenario in which companies’ devices are infected with malware that threatens to destroy or block access to files unless a ransom is paid.
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Friday Reading Edition 56 (30th April 2021)
While Nation State subterfuge is by its nature a notoriously opaque area of research due to high levels of classify cation, this study offers unique insight and informal reports acquired from publicly available information (such as whistle-blowers and insider leaks reported in the press), as well as analysis of more than 200 known incidents between 2019-2021.
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Friday Reading Edition 56 (30th April 2021)
Last year (2020), ransomware groups have continuously adapted their approach to maximise their chances of successfully extorting victims. Some of the most prolific ransomware groups have begun to demonstrate agility in responding to changes in the threat landscape.
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