Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

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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Risk Management, 1st October 2021
Friday Reading Edition 85 (10th December 2021)
Social media can not only introduce reputation risks but cybersecurity concerns as well. To address these threats, organisations should develop methods to screen for potential problems and effective social media policies that establish appropriate expectations for employees’ social media conduct.
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McKinsey & Co, 4th August 2021
Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
Companies are moving to a risk-based cybersecurity stance. The approach recognises that not all assets are created equal, nor can they be equally protected in today’s all-encompassing digital environment. Some assets are extraordinary—of critical importance to a company and its business. The digital business model is, in fact, entirely dependent on trust. If a company’s customer interface is not secure, the risk can become existential. Safeguarding such assets is the heart of an effective strategy to protect against cyberthreats.
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Oxford Martin School, 12th March 2021
Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
A discussion on the steps that need to be taken by technologists, businesses, government and the international community to ensure that our digital infrastructure can continue to provide the level of resilience and security we need.
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Aon
Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Cyber risk runs deep. Is your organisation making informed decisions around its cyber budget?
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Airmic, 8th October 2021
Friday Reading Edition 81 (5th November 2021)
Cyber insurance is presenting cover and premium price increase challenges with many members submerged by requests for data to support cover submissions. On a more optimistic are we seeing some green shoots on insurance more generally with a softening of attitude towards some covers and brokers and insurers reaching out to rebuild client relationships?
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Airmic,Control Risks, 14th October 2021
Friday Reading Edition 80 (29th October 2021)
Ransomware attacks have continued hitting the headlines, and has rapidly become the key cyber threat to organisations globally. This despite an increasingly active and disruptive geopolitical threat picture with individual organisations, global supply chains and critical infrastructure also increasingly targeted by state-linked actors.
Pool Re, 10th May 2021
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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Pool Re, 17th February 2021
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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The Security Company (TSC)
Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Your people matter more than ever when it comes to cyber. Amid all the uncertainty that the pandemic has brought, the centrality of your people in the managing of cyber risks has been vividly brought into focus. What has been less clear is what you need to do to adapt. How will your people-side programmes have to change to meet the still unfolding realities of the new normal?
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Control Risks, 17th February 2021
Friday Reading Edition 62 (11th June 2021)
Geopolitical tensions are increasingly playing out in the technology and digital space, with impacts felt across geographies and sectors. At the same time, the rapid increase in connectivity triggered by Covid-19 has added further urgency to debates regarding reliance on foreign technology and its impact on national security.
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