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 52 (1st April 2021)
US President Joe Biden’s supply chain executive order is a significant risk management mandate. It’s also a signal that the Biden Administration is focused on systemic risks – like the systemic risk and failures we’re all living through with COVID and its far-reaching impacts across our economic, business, political and social systems.
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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 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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Friday Reading Edition 53 (9th April 2021)
2020 had been a struggle for businesses. The plans put in place at the start of the year were quickly undone with the pandemic and various lockdown restrictions across the globe. Looking at 2021, what have we learned and what will be the priorities for risk managers?
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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 42 (22nd January 2021)
Focuses on the important task of looking at the road ahead in order to support businesses in their strategic decision making – from the new cyber threats which will become more apparent in a world where digitisation has accelerated, to the need to redefine health and safety ‘at work’ in a world.
Friday Reading Edition 47 (26th February 2021)
[Free to read full report upon sharing contact details] This report takes an in-depth look at the sectors that have benefited from Covid-19 restrictions, alongside a range of new geopolitical, regulatory and security risks that have emerged as a result of such rapid growth. In addition, we assess what governments can do to develop conducive business environments, with digitalisation likely to be one of the prime drivers of the economic recovery.
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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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The digital highway Audio
Friday Reading Edition 50 (19th March 2021)
Digitalisation has been under discussion for the past five years, although progress thus far has been uneven. Real changes will only be seen when ships are included in the digital value chain. explaining the advantages of adopting digital processes across the shipping industry is the issue at the heart of this podcast.
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Cybersecurity – Emerging challenges and solutions for the boards of financial-services companies Text
Friday Reading Edition 33 (6th November 2020)
Cybersecurity has become a top concern for the boards of financial-services firms, and the level of concern seems to be growing day by day. With organizations seeking to create new digital customer experiences, applying sophisticated data analytics, and investing in a wealth of other technology innovations, cyber risk management clearly requires governance at the highest levels.
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