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 206 (28th June 2024)
Greater digitalisation and heightened geopolitical tensions imply that the risk of a cyberattack with systemic consequences has risen.
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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.
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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.
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Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions, rank as the top global risk in the Allianz Risk Barometer – and by a clear margin for the first time. What are the main trends set to drive cyber activity in 2024?
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Friday Reading Edition 206 (28th June 2024)
As risk managers grapple with the evolving cyber risk landscape, cyber insurance is a valuable component of cyber security efforts. Retaining some cyber risk in a captive, or exploring structured risk solutions, can play an important part in an overall cyber risk management strategy.
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Friday Reading Edition 200 (10th May 2024)
In a world where false information can spread worldwide with the click of a button, a critical question arises: how do we safeguard the truth while a wave of disinformation threatens our information ecosystems and democratic societies?
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Friday Reading Edition 200 (10th May 2024)
Explains how to do a disinformation threat assessment and figure out how it might affect your business.
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Friday Reading Edition 200 (10th May 2024)
Criminals on the dark web are already offering tailored deepfake audio and visual content to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA), and provide services related to video and image editing and manipulation, personalised training lessons, and the sharing of specialist software. What can organisations do?
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Friday Reading Edition 199 (3rd May 2024)
Acts of civil disobedience on campus are not likely to cease in the near future, which means higher education institutions must be prepared. Risk professionals and leadership should revisit their crisis management and emergency preparedness plans to ensure they contemplate this issue and that their teams understand their roles and responsibilities in the event of unrest.
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Friday Reading Edition 194 (22nd March 2024)
Groundbreaking advancements like AI bring new threats — especially as the rapid acceleration and integration of these technologies can expose businesses to unforeseen digital vulnerabilities. Equally, innovations relating to AI could prove essential to tackling cyber threats.
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