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 85 (3rd December 2021)
The UK must be better at anticipating, preparing for and responding to a range of challenging risk scenarios, including those which it has never experienced before. The report emphasises that the Government’s current strategy of centralised and opaque risk assessment and risk management, which fails to make adequate preparations, has left the UK vulnerable.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
[Free to read upon starting a free account] Interviewees of the report commented that their organisations had been targeted more in the last we months. However, organisations seem to be better prepared in preventing cyber attacks thanks to better cyber security systems in place, more staff dedicated to Cyber Resilience and more extensive training and exercising programmes.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (10th December 2021)
Social media can not only introduce reputation risks but cybersecurity concerns as well. To address these threats, organisations should develop methods to screen for potential problems and effective social media policies that establish appropriate expectations for employees’ social media conduct.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
Companies are moving to a risk-based cybersecurity stance. The approach recognises that not all assets are created equal, nor can they be equally protected in today’s all-encompassing digital environment. Some assets are extraordinary—of critical importance to a company and its business. The digital business model is, in fact, entirely dependent on trust. If a company’s customer interface is not secure, the risk can become existential. Safeguarding such assets is the heart of an effective strategy to protect against cyberthreats.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
A discussion on the steps that need to be taken by technologists, businesses, government and the international community to ensure that our digital infrastructure can continue to provide the level of resilience and security we need.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Cyber risk runs deep. Is your organisation making informed decisions around its cyber budget?
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
In part two, learn more about the importance of cyber liability insurance policies.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
In the last instalment of this series, learn about business interruption losses during a cyber event, and how to mitigate them.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
The pandemic has been a big cause of companies trying to cut costs. Fortunately, organisations have held on to their employee benefit plans, focused on building out their mental health support and expanded wellbeing employee assistance programmes. In this article Simon Gilliat looks at how organisations view employees benefits as a result of Covid-19.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
This article dives into the presence of work-related mental health issues and current trends surrounding mental health at work, looking at how employees were affected by working from home and how the lines between work/life balance have become blurred. Zurich talk of what lies ahead in regards to work-related stress and how organisations can support employee mental health going forward.
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