The next decade in risk: technology risks
Looking back at the last decade of cyber risk offers insight into what can be expected for the future growth of technologies and vulnerabilities. The most expensive cyber attacks of the last decade were both contagious malware events that struck … Continued
The next decade in risk: geopolitical and security risks
Geopolitical conflict is one of the oldest risks known to society and yet a simple explanation of its various causes, impacts, and solutions continuously eludes us. We have acquired a general understanding that the legacy of protracted conflicts in the … Continued
The next decade in risk: financial and economic risks
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
A look back at the 10th Anniversary Risk Summit
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
Innovation risk: is 5G already a white elephant?
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
What do China’s sick pigs mean for British barbecues?
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
What does the escalating trade rivalry mean for business?
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
The Cyber Risk Outlook 2019: what’s on the horizon for cyber risk?
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
What do we mean when we talk about ‘emerging risks’?
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
US Government shut downs impact cyber security
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