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As another financial year comes to a close, Board directors are no doubt reflecting on the year that was and the year to come. What’s on your Board’s agenda for FY2025? Are you thinking of an independent board review, undertaking a Director skills assessment, or considering governance education about emerging risks such as sustainability, AI and cyber? Would you like to know how your Board is performing compared with your peers in the market? At Peakstone Global we can help you with all this, and more. Have a read of our 500 Report, written in conjunction with Westlake Governance Limited and Board Benchmarking. This analysis of 500 Board Reviews shares our research, findings and learnings on what makes a highly effective board. It’s the perfect read to set your Board up for success in FY2025. Get your free copy here: https://sty.ink/ku78j #BoardReviews #DirectorAssessments #ESG

In today's complex business environment, tools like the SWOT analysis and fishbone diagram can help you dissect challenges and uncover valuable insights. Rather than merely filling in boxes, leverage each element of SWOT by asking critical questions, like: - How can we capitalize on our strengths to seize opportunities? - Can our strengths mitigate potential threats? - Do our weaknesses undermine opportunities? - How do threats expose our vulnerabilities? Similarly, the fishbone diagram dives deep into root causes, offering a structured approach to revealing underlying issues. What problem-solving techniques do you turn to when presented with a business challenge? Let me know below.

In today's complex business environment, tools like the SWOT analysis and fishbone diagram can help you dissect challenges and uncover valuable insights. Rather than merely filling in boxes, leverage each element of SWOT by asking critical questions, like: - How can we capitalize on our strengths to seize opportunities? - Can our strengths mitigate potential threats? - Do our weaknesses undermine opportunities? - How do threats expose our vulnerabilities? Similarly, the fishbone diagram dives deep into root causes, offering a structured approach to revealing underlying issues. What problem-solving techniques do you turn to when presented with a business challenge? Let me know below. 

Ready to take your threat modeling to the next level? 📈 Our upcoming webcast, ‘Practical Threat Modeling Based on Community Templates' is here to help! Learn how to utilize community research to build robust threat models to strengthen your defenses. Threat modeling will help your organization identify, understand, and mitigate potential threats. Don’t miss out! Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eG9sRzFe James Tarala | #RiskManagement #SecLeadership #ThreatModeling #LDR419

The CyberPHIx with Britton Burton | The Rebekah Panepinto Project Join Rebekah Panepinto and the incredible Britton Burton on The Rebekah Panepinto Project as they unravel the secrets of risk management, executive communication, and the revolution in third-party risk management (TPRM). Discover how transparency can be your secret weapon in business. It is all about "CyberPHIx" with Britton Burton. https://hubs.ly/Q02gZ0Ww0

Next week I will talk with Ian Evans and Dan Rhodes on managing risk. As always trying to be controversial and challenge the old and the innovative ideas; general or specialized view of risks, chances of aligning business goals with security objectives, promises of technology…Share your opinions or questions or just come and join us! 

How can you improve visibility and mitigate risks to your first and third-party attack surface? With threat intelligence.

In today’s uncertain macroeconomic environment, security and risk leaders need practical guidance on managing existing spending and new budgetary requests. Jeff Pollard, Vice-President, Principal Analyst on the Security and Risk Team at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to review Forrester's Budget Planning Guide 2025: Security And Risk. This data-driven report provides spending benchmarks, insights, and recommendations that will keep you on budget while still mitigating the most critical risks facing your organization. Jeff will cover which areas to invest, divest, and experiment, but you'll have to listen to get the details. https://bit.ly/3NGcTxu

When you frame #cyberrisk in the context of people, it can help make the concept real and relevant to business stakeholders. Here, Proofpoint highlights ways humans create security risks and how to quantify those risks to create a compelling narrative. #socialengineering #insiderthreat #HumanCentricSecurity