5 August, 2019
Board preparation is key to fighting the ransomware threat
Ransomware is one of the most debilitating forms of cyber-attack, often catching companies unaware and ultimately causing them long-term financial and reputational harm. Unfortunately, in 2019 there h...
29 July, 2019
Ransomware attacks: what to do when the worst happens
It can cause bankruptcy and feel like a “violation”: Ransomware attacks are on the rise, enabling cybercriminals around the globe to extort vast sums of money from businesses while indiscriminatel...
28 June, 2019
Rapid technological change ‘is disrupting leadership’
At a recent gathering in London, a group of chairs, chief executives and senior managers came together to talk about a book. Written by Mark Braithwaite, the Asia Pacific managing director for global ...
25 June, 2019
Cybersecurity: how to close the knowledge gap
As cybersecurity becomes a mainstream business risk, boards are coming under increasing pressure from customers, regulators, investors and the government to understand and oversee potential breaches e...
6 June, 2019
Ethics body issues warning to boards over AI accountability
Back in April a report from a think tank at New York University made headline news around the world.
29 May, 2019
Banking on better cybersecurity
J P Morgan Chase’s chief executive and chair Jamie Dimon has been touted as a potential US presidential candidate, but anyone scouring his annual letter to shareholders for evidence of political amb...
29 March, 2019
What boards need to know about whistleblowing
Big corporate scandals have made whistleblowing a headline topic. From Danske Bank to the Panama Papers, whistleblowers have thrown a spotlight on problematic behaviour. Politicians and regulators ...
28 March, 2019
Taking control of cyber risk
When Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced the press after hackers stole data from up to 50 million social networking accounts last September, he said “we need to do more to prevent this f...
27 March, 2019
Performance and accountability: the changing role of the chair
Once a stately figurehead, the chair now faces the glare of publicity, and has become the potential focus of public anger at corporate governance failures. Since the financial crisis the chair has ...
22 January, 2018
