JULIAN TALBOT

"The cover of Forbes magazine does not celebrate poor investors who made good decisions but happened to experience the unfortunate side...

It is difficult to determine the single biggest risk management issue facing homo sapiens, as our risks and challenges are complex and...

Risk assessments can be complex beasts. Some of them can take months to complete. But if you have a requirement to get a risk assessment...

Every year and in every nation, government and commercial intelligence agencies create and protect volumes of intelligence 'product.' ...

I don't often get asked how to make money from risk management, even though I've been making a good living from it for over 30 years. You...

I’d been in the room for about five minutes and had already heard Brian (not his real name) tell me at least three times in a variety of...

What would you expect to see at a macro level in our societies if anxiety and depression increased significantly? Probably greater social...

I recently reflected on the daily risks our law enforcement and security professionals face. And what, if anything, could I offer to help...

Bob: "Hey Jane, how's that risk assessment coming along?" Jane: "Don't even get me started, Bob. I've been going over the draft report...

Digital technologies can be a powerful tool for organizations to identify, assess, and control risks. These technologies can help...

You have a lot on your plate as a CEO or senior executive. Numerous factors, from staying competitive to attracting and retaining top...

Ah, the bow-tie model, the beloved tool of risk management professionals everywhere. But what happens when this trusty tool is applied to...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several emerging trends, including: The widespread adoption of remote work, or working from home,...

Understanding, let alone managing risk, can often feel like hanging on by your fingertips. But it doesn't have to be that way. By...

"The effect of uncertainty on objectives." “It’s just semantics,” he said with a dismissive wave of his hand. Have you ever been involved...

I've done a lot of work in developing metrics for control self-assessment and designing benchmarking protocols so it's not unusual that I...

I’d just scrambled off a long-distance bus ride in India at the typical chaotic celebration of life that is an Indian bus station. I've...

"What gets measured gets managed." - Peter Drucker [1] Like many cliches, "what gets measured gets managed" is correct enough to be...

“Auditing is essential – and as far I am concerned it should be inquisitive auditing. If you read the report of a major incident you will...

Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) is a practical approach for evaluating and analyzing risk. Some proponents of QRA argue that it is the...

In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises, a passage in which a character named Mike is asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” he...

Climate change, artificial intelligence, geopolitical instability, and the Internet of things are just a few examples of the trends...

Let's start with the three most common errors when doing a risk assessment: Inadequate risk identification. Will the real risk please...

I have put all my intelligence and effort into some beautifully crafted risk assessments over my years as a practitioner and I've been...