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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KPMG, 25th June 2025
Friday Reading Edition 245 (25th April 2025)
In an AI-dominated business environment, the foundational principles of cybersecurity are even more critical.
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Aon, 14th April 2025
Friday Reading Edition 245 (25th April 2025)
Organisations in EMEA face unprecedented challenges as cyber threats become more sophisticated. In the face of emerging AI, evolving regulations and geopolitical tensions, businesses should strengthen their resilience to better navigate the complexities of the digital age.
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DSIT, 8th April 2025
Friday Reading Edition 245 (25th April 2025)
The Cyber Governance Code of Practice has been created to support boards and directors in governing cyber security risks. The Code sets out the most critical governance actions that directors are responsible for.
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Control Risks, 16th January 2025
Friday Reading Edition 245 (25th April 2025)
2024 saw a rise in the scale and intensity of digital risks across every region and domain. With risks stemming from statecraft and geopolitics to financial and ideological motivation, boosted by the proliferation of increasingly advanced technology, the situation in 2025 will intensify for organisations, especially those that are not prepared.
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National Cyber Security Centre, 23rd June 2023
Friday Reading Edition 245 (25th April 2025)
This guidance helps you understand and manage the cyber security risks for your organisation.
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Airmic Guide (with McGill and Partners), 7th June 2022
Friday Reading Edition 245 (25th April 2025)
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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Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), 6th February 2025
Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
The CMC has started officially categorise cyber events impacting UK organisations, in a world-first initiative to deliver a consistent and objective framework to assess the severity of major cyber events as they occur, categorising incidents on an easy-to-understand scale from one (least severe) to five (most severe).
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), 31st January 2025
Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
DSIT is developing a Cyber Governance Code of Practice, to ensure that new and existing technologies are deployed safely across the UK to enable more businesses and organisations to make the most of the opportunities they bring. This document provides an overview of the responses to the call for views and key themes that emerged.
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Howden, 29th January 2025
Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
Experts on the front line of cyber security report a widening gap between the resilience of businesses with adequate security and the rest. However, the issue is clouded by a lack of definitive, data-driven research into this cyber security gap. This new report examines the cyber risk landscape confronting UK businesses
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World Economic Forum, 13th January 2025
Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
This report explores major findings and puts a spotlight on the complexity of the cybersecurity landscape, which is intensified by geopolitical tensions, emerging technologies, supply chain interdependencies and cybercrime sophistication.
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