Site Map - Risk Management

11/14/2007 - Property owners and security professionals should look at risk assessment in a holistic context, according to a new report prepared at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School on behalf of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Read the NIST report, Risk Analysis for Extreme Events: Economic Incentives for Reducing Future Losses .

11/08/2007 - Federal agencies are not consistently implementing the basics of information security, such as performing periodic risk assessments, developing and maintaining up-to-date security plans, creating and testing contingency plans, and evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of security controls, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). @ Protecting the Federal Government's Information Systems and the Nation's Critical Infrastructures is at SM Online.

11/07/2007 - A bill (S. 308) introduced by Rep. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)would require that homeland security grants be given out only based on assessments of risk, threat, and vulnerability.

11/06/2007 - Risk managers, continuity planners, and security consultants fill the ranks during& transportation security discussions. What’s missing are transportation professionals.

11/02/2007 - The National Academics explore the risks.

11/02/2007 - Bringing diverse security functions under one umbrella makes companies more secure and is good for the bottom line. Here are some tips.

11/02/2007 - Governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) have become buzzwords since the passage of legislation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. But what exactly do they mean? And how should companies promote their effective use? A white paper from The Compliance Consortium, a year-old international group working to create GRC best practices, answers these questions.

11/02/2007 - Governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) have become buzzwords since the passage of legislation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. But what exactly do they mean? And how should companies promote their effective use? A white paper from The Compliance Consortium, a year-old international group working to create GRC best practices, answers these questions. In the paper the group defines seven operational concerns, from establishing policies, procedures, and controls to implementing continuing process improvement. It also provides a dozen questions for board members and senior managers to consider.  @  Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance: An Operational Approach is at SM Online.

11/02/2007 - Substantial risks face a proposed liquid natural gas facility in Rhode Island.

11/02/2007 - Discover how the American Museum of Natural History protects traveling exhibits.

10/31/2007 - A bill (S. 1052) introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AL) would require that the Homeland Security Department establish a task force that would be charged with conducting a vulnerability and risk assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation systems. Based on that assessment, the department would then be required to develop specific recommendations for improving rail security.

10/31/2007 - A paper on governing for enterprise security highlights risks for IT and physical security professionals.

10/31/2007 - Knowing the environment and anticipating the protectee’s needs are two of the challenges facing protection professionals, who must often work alone.