Being a risk manager is a truly unique position within any organization. This specialized role requires specific technical and soft skills to be successful and to create a risk-aware culture that permeates at all levels of the business. A few of the most common skills related to risk management professionals include financial acumen, effective communication, […]
Risk Management
Risk Matrices: Pros, Cons and Alternatives
Risk matrices (or risk heat maps) have been in existent for some time and have become a contested topic in the risk management community in recent years. Once heralded as a sophisticated way to visually map risk pertinent to an organization’s revenue-producing activities or the overall industry in which they exist, these tools do have […]
Internal Audits Role in Fighting Cyber Attacks
Cyber-attacks are growing exponentially as our world becomes more digitally integrated on a global scale. From ransomware holding data hostage to phishing attacks spoofing innocent users, cybercriminals are looking to exploit the exponential amount of data existing in today’s world for easy payouts. A troubling stat from Cybersecurity Ventures estimates cybercrimes will costs businesses $6 […]
Operational Risks are a Global Focus in 2019
Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative recently published their annual global risk report titled, Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2019. This report focuses on the top risks executives are concerned could impact growth opportunities or create operational challenges in executing strategy. Here is the thirty thousand foot view, the global business environment is […]
Risk Identification Framework: A Guide to Taking an Important Step in Your Risk Management Journey
When Mr. Olufemi became an Interswitch Financial Inclusion Agent, he may not have foreseen that a few months later, he would be crying out about serious bodily injury from assault and threats to his life by angry customers whom he owed about N2 million. Mr. Olufemi operated a Quickteller Paypoint shop, and his business plan […]
Machine Learning Risk Models
Brand new paper “Machine Learning Risk Models” https://ssrn.com/abstract=3308964 gives a new algorithm and source code for building non-factor risk models using machine learning techniques. It also compares them empirically to other risk model constructions.
Fraud Orchestration Creates Seamless CRM Integration
Banks and financial institutions have a current challenge in meeting increasing customer demands. The financial industry has turned to customer relationship management (CRM) technology as a solution to providing a better customer experience from mobile apps to branch locations. CRM has become almost a necessity within the financial services industry to create customer experiences which […]
Speaking in Risk Management Tongues
Abstract A critical step in building an effective risk management culture is understanding the organizational context and speaking a shared language. Driving the right response to risk events requires a common understanding of the potential consequences of outcomes and the criticality of timely response. Without a shared understanding of what is being communicated, risk response […]
