While stock markets can rarely be predicted and economic recessions can hardly be timed, the financial and economic events, trends, and research which appeared in the last decade have still been informative in assembling a risk outlook for the ten … Continued
On 20-21 June, the Centre for Risk Studies hosted its annual Risk Summit, our flagship conference event bringing together experts from industry and academic to discuss risk from new perspectives. This year was a particularly special Summit, our tenth in … Continued
The US’s allegations of cyber espionage by Chinese tech giant Huawei are still sending ripples through the news. While trade conditions continue to sour between the two nations, effecting supply-side prices, the conversation in Europe has drifted towards decisions to … Continued
The worst outbreak of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in fifty years is currently spreading in South East Asia. The disease, which first appeared in China’s Liaoning province in August 2018, threatens the region’s chief source of protein and China’s … Continued
The bruising trade disputes between the largest two economies in the world – US and China are weighing heavily on global businesses. A dovish prospect of a trade deal has recently been reversed into a hawkish escalation towards an all-out … Continued
Today, the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies launches its 2019 Cyber Risk Outlook in partnership with RMS. The 2019 Outlook is the product of a full year of research and conversation with experts, an insightful look at the current cyber … Continued
Under the Financial Reporting Council’s new UK Corporate Governance Code, which came into effect in January of this year, organisations are now required to complete a ‘robust assessment of the company’s emerging and principle risks, and an explanation of how … Continued
by Jennifer Daffron and Kelly Quantrill Many US government employees are currently struggling with the ongoing effects of the US Government shutdown. Due to precedents set by previous government shutdowns, impacts such long lines at airports and national park closures … Continued
by Jennifer Daffron and Kelly Quantrill The nearly 24-hour outage of the O2 4G network that affected O2’s 25 million customers has been traced to an expired certificate in a software used by their supplier Ericsson. What exactly does this … Continued
by Jennifer Daffron and Kelly Quantrill Across the UK, over 25 million customers of the O2 network, including people signed up to Tesco Mobile, Sky, Lycamobile and GiffGaff, are forced to rely on WiFi connectivity for access to the internet … Continued