SIFMA president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., has testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing entitled, ‘Protecting Critical Infrastructure: How the Financial Sector Addresses Cyber Threats.’
The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, has praised Geneva for its management of the exceptional floodwaters which have threatened the city in recent days
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In the wake of recent disasters in the Asia-Pacific, APEC officials are calling for greater commitment and a science-based approach to building safe and disaster resilient communities.
Boards are failing to navigate the changing risk landscape effectively, resulting in significant loss of value, according to research from leading players in the business community. As a result, corporate risk leadership needs rethinking and boards should consider appointing an executive voice of risk.
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Trend Micro have jointly presented a new report ‘Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure in the Americas,’ which gathers the views of governments and security professionals
Impact Forecasting has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during April 2015.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has launched a call for proposals for the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP).
The Cabinet Office has published The National Risk Register (2015 edition), which provides a government assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of civil emergency risks that may directly affect the UK over the next five years.
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