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More risk professionals (56%) are tracking social media to monitor elections in the “year of elections” , the Airmic Big Question survey this week found. During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, only 19% of respondents in an Airmic survey said tracking social media was useful in monitoring important developments, including politics.
The top risks for Airmic members in this “year of elections” are the rise of populism and the geopolitical impact they bring, the Airmic Big Question survey this week found.
The weakening of Western influence on the global agenda, as well as the rising influence of Iran with support from Russia and China, is the most concerning geopolitical trend for half of respondents in the Airmic Big Question survey this week.
To promote uptake of a new voluntary code for cyber governance, a regulator such as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) should promote it, according to 89% of respondents in an Airmic survey this week.