Technology
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Leadership, 9 August, 2019
Financial services CEOs ‘lack technology expertise’
Research reveals that the proportion of chief executives in the FTSE with a technology background has risen 27%—except in financial services.
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Cybersecurity, 5 August, 2019
Board preparation is key to fighting the ransomware threat
Board members must be clear on how their organisation’s data and IT infrastructure is being protected from the growing ransomware threat—and whether to pay up in the event of an attack.
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Cybersecurity, 29 July, 2019
Ransomware attacks: what to do when the worst happens
With ransomware attacks on the rise among large organisations, boards must know how to prepare and react to give the business the best chance of recovery.
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Cybersecurity, 9 July, 2019
Ransomware warning as cybercriminals target large companies
Experts highlight ransomware risk as cybercriminals attack listed forensics company Eurofins Scientific, with reports that a ransom was paid.
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Executive remuneration, 5 July, 2019
Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek opts to receive nominal $1 salary
Cybersecurity boss Ondrej Vlcek has joined Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and other high-profile executives in waiving his pay cheque—but is it a meaningful gesture or just the latest tech trend?
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Financial services, 29 May, 2019
Banking on better cybersecurity
Boards are bolstering their expertise as they look to tackle one of the biggest business threats facing financial services firms: the risk of cyber-attacks. But experts warn that resilience needs to be hard-wired into the business itself.
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Board expertise, 1 March, 2019
Ethical business in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is causing a revolution in business, but how should boards respond to the implications of technologies they don’t understand? The answer is to take an ethical approach and ensure human accountability.
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Technology, 25 February, 2019
Why poor cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb
Regardless of where a threat to cybersecurity comes from, board members need to be clear on how their organisation’s data and infrastructure mechanisms are being protected.
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Risk management, 14 February, 2019
Strategic decision-making in a fast-changing world
The rapid pace of change in areas such as technology, global politics and demographics poses unique challenges for financial services firms. How should boards approach strategic decision-making when faced with so many near-term pressures?
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Risk management, 14 February, 2019
A disruptive influence: how new technology is challenging boards
Technological advances are transforming not only product complexity and delivery but the shape of the financial services industry itself. The board's understanding of AI and new technology—and the risks and opportunities it brings—needs to expand accordingly.
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Ethics, 4 February, 2019
Data security poses growing ethics risk
Research finds an increasing number of ethical lapses reported in the tech industry, while banking and finance continues to be the biggest area for wrongdoing.
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Cyber governance, 19 October, 2018
Boards increase their efforts on cybersecurity
A survey finds that boards are increasingly involved in managing the threat from cybercrime. But some boards remain complacent, while investors are campaigning for better governance of cyber-risk.
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Finance, 10 October, 2018
Conflicts of interest: the global fight over dual-class shares
Dual-class shares are causing friction between institutional shareholders and stock exchanges across the globe, and big tech firms are the driving force behind it. How will it all pan out? And how will it affect corporate governance?
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Digital transactions, 9 October, 2018
Why Blockchain is good news for governance
Blockchain is a headline issue but how does it affect corporate governance? At a recent corporate governance discussion forum, academics, regulators and technology experts heard how blockchain can enhance governance and turn shareholder votes into cheap and secure decision-making.
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Information, 8 October, 2018
Data ethics: defining the governance of artificial intelligence
Questions about the ethics of data use have provoked intense debate. Can artificial intelligence be governed to avoid exploiting the vulnerable?
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Cyber-resilience, 8 October, 2018
The governance of cybersecurity
Cybersecurity cannot simply be relegated to the IT department. Top teams need to understand and address the threats.
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Digital risk, 12 September, 2018
Ten measures boards should take to protect against cybersecurity attacks
As cybercrime becomes a huge corporate risk, boards are under increasing pressure from regulators, clients and investors to safeguard data and protect against operational disruption. Here are ten ways boards can get on top of cybersecurity.
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Digital boardroom, 11 September, 2018
Lead or be led: Why digital transformation starts at the top
How can the boardroom drive technology change for the better? By adopting the use of a board portal, a digital transformation 'enabler', board leaders can be at the forefront of improved efficiency.
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CEO responsibility, 10 September, 2018
When an IT failure should mean ‘goodbye’ for a CEO
The resignation of Paul Pester as chief executive of TSB after an IT failure highlights the risks of tech going awry. But should the CEO always carry the can?
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Digital technology, 27 July, 2018
The technologies senior leaders plan to deploy in the coming years
Cloud computing is expected to take a back seat to artificial intelligence, big data analytics and blockchain, shows recent academic research conducted by INSEAD.