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Cyber risk: If LastPass can be breached, what about you?

LastPass has been subject to a data breach, with some of their source code stolen. People are often cited as the weakest link in the cyber security chain, but what happens to your people after the chain breaks? Control processes need to be supported by a culture that considers the human element.

By Michael Howell, Research & Content Lead | 4 minute read

Risk Management

Retro Risk: Pepsi versus the Pentagon

It’s not every day that the Pentagon publicly disavows your marketing campaign, as Pepsi discovered in 1996 after being sued over a promotion that ... Read more

Macquarie Bank building in Sydney, Australia. Image for blog post on Macquarie's increased investment in risk and compliance

Compliance Management, Risk Management, Risk Manager

Are you allocating enough resources to compliance and risk management, and are you getting a positive ROI?

Numbers from Macquarie Group's latest financial results serve as a timely wake-up call to consider how your business compares with this level of ... Read more

Risk Management, ERM, Protecht.ERM

Risk Appetite Driven Decision Making

Would you rather.....? Risk appetite is a critical component of your Enterprise Risk Management Framework. From supporting the ability to provide ... Read more

Risk Management, ERM, Protecht.ERM

ERM and other Risk Management acronyms

The management of an organization's risks on a true enterprise basis should be the aim of contemporary risk management. Enterprise Risk Management ... Read more

Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Management, Internal Audit

The 20 Critical Questions Directors Should Ask About Internal Audit Resourcing

Audit committee charters typically include a requirement for the audit committee to periodically advise the board of directors and/or chief executive ... Read more

Peter Walker, the CTO of Protecht, is answering clients' questions

Risk Management, Risk Manager, Risk Professionals

Common IT questions around Risk Management Software

Do you have IT questions about risk management software purchasing? Our CTO, Peter Walker, has put together a list of the most common questions to ... Read more

Gary Lynam and Keith Davies in the Protecht space - IRM Conference 2019

Risk Management, Risk Professionals, Protecht.ERM

Dynamic Risk Profiling

We operate in an environment where technology and speed of delivery is increasingly important. We believe the ability to manage risk and uncertainty ... Read more

Non-financial risk blog featured image showing compass

Risk Management, Operational Risk, Risk Professionals

Non-Financial Risk – Why the big focus?

Let's talk about the latest focus in risk management: Non-Financial Risk or NFR. What is Non-Financial Risk and why does it feel like a new name for ... Read more

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Managing Risk and Compliance in a COVID-19 World

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