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The Olympics as a Story of Risk Management

Harvard Business Review

Simulations of security incidents were rehearsed, and contingency plans for mass evacuations or emergency situations were put in place. Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity.

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Businesses Are Now Combatants in a Cyberwar with China and Iran

Harvard Business Review

The inherently global nature of the internet and the opportunities it offers for mischief, manipulation and mayhem have apparently proven irresistible. Business — both global and entrepreneurial — is the hard target here. If you're outsourcing Web 2.0