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B.C. extends province-wide state of emergency for the third time
August 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBritish Columbia’s Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General announced on Friday that it has formally extended its province-wide state of emergency for the third time. The state of emergency now runs through to the end of the day on…
Shifting risk responsibilities to front line will help reduce vulnerabilities: PwC Canada
July 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian businesses are more vulnerable to disruption than their global counterparts and need to make each line of service responsible for risk decisions, monitoring, oversight and assessment of vulnerabilities to bolster protection, suggest Canadian insights from a recent PwC report.…
Extreme cloud attack could pack as much of a cost wallop as Hurricane Sandy
July 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA malicious hack that fells a cloud service provider for a time has the potential to produce estimated economic losses of as much as US$53 billion, in line with the hit delivered by Superstorm Sandy, suggests a new research scenario…
Accepting failure can fuel success, drive advances for companies looking to reach digital maturity: global study
July 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterTrying and accepting the possibility of failure has proved an effective way for organizations to clear the aversion-to-risk hurdle and advance toward digital maturity, notes a new study from MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte Digital. In all, 71% of…
Disruption spawns opportunities for middle market, but risk preparedness concerning: Capital One
June 28, 2017 DisruptionThere appears to be a divide between middle-market companies fully expecting that disruption will unfold and taking concrete steps to address whatever risk that change may bring, suggest findings of a new study from New York-based Capital One Commercial Bank.…