Internal Auditors Target Third Party Risks
Despite the unexpected timing, nature and magnitude of the pandemic and its many challenges, a crucial line of risk management appears to have been prepared to provide assurance of organizational resilience capabilities before the coronavirus (COVID-19) struck....
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Certified Career Enhancer
Seeking a promotion or a new job? The Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) designation is worth considering. In a recent survey of 190 CTPRP designees, 80 percent of respondents reported that the CTPRP training improved their ability to fulfill...
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Mother Nature, The Ultimate Regulator
Headlines like “Coronavirus Outbreak,” “Killer Cyclone”, “Catastrophic Bushfires”, and “Deadly Earthquake” are happening with alarming and increasing frequency. Unfortunately what were “once-in-a-century disasters” are taking place with frightening regularity. Extreme...
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A Lesson In Supply Chain Risk
Shared Assessments’ Founder and Chairman Of The Board Catherine Allen lends a level-headed look at COVID-19’s impact on the Supply Chain. Allen considers the impacts of COVID-19 on the supply chain in the short-term and long-term and the broader economic implications...
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Strengthening Your Supply Chain – The Case For Risk Assessments
While Coronavirus has yet to run its course, COVID-19 already demonstrates a clear lesson in supply chain risk. Whether reasonable or reactionary, today’s empty supermarket shelves and plunging markets indicate that supply chains are being impacted by COVID-19. This...
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Ransomware Brings Turbulence To The Aerospace Sector
February’s cyberattack on aerospace precision parts manufacturer Visser Precision in Denver, Colorado brings about new pressures on the supply chain brought on by DoppelPaymer ransomware. Rather than encrypting a victim organization’s data and demanding a...
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CTPRP vs. CTPRA: Which Third Party Risk Certification is Right For Me?
With technological advancements such as automation and data analytics and the expanding need to counter fraudulent activities across verticals, career opportunities in Third Party Risk Management mirror the industry's rapid growth. Certifications in the third party...
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Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Data
Everything in security boils down to data. Often, you are protecting private, sensitive or valuable data. You use data about data (Metadata). You monitor data about how people use your data (Security Events). You gather data on data in order to focus your attention...
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2020 Perspectives: Change, Fortune and Frame(works)
In 1964, the average tenure of companies on the S&P 500 was 33 years. In 2016, that average tenure decreased to 24 years. By 2027, according to the consulting firm Innosight, companies will remain on the S&P 500 for an average of only 12 years. This “corporate...
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2020 Perspectives on IoT Risks, Insurance and More
As a PBS FRONTLINE documentary on artificial intelligence (AI) recounts, the technology started capturing widespread attention when AI systems began trouncing human competitors in complex games like Go. This year, says Santa Fe Group Senior Advisor Charlie Miller, AI...
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