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The Future of Energy Resilience: Adapting to Extreme Weather Events

Strategy Driven

For instance, during Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rico’s power grid was severely damaged, leaving millions without power for months and causing immense hardship. Innovative Solutions for Energy Resilience Several innovative solutions are being developed to enhance energy resilience.

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How To Make Your Business Safer

Strategy Driven

Develop a Risk Management Policy. The risk management policy which you create for your business very much depends on the type of company that you are running. Your risk management program needs to be ongoing and adaptable. Look to your managers and ask how committed they are to workplace safety.

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How to deal with cyber-attacks: publicly or privately?

Strategy Driven

Cyber attacks spiked 164% in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, entailing 918 disclosed breaches-according reports on broadcaster CNBC. Threats vary from sector to sector. Healthcare, for example, is more susceptible to crypto-locker ransomware like the infamous WannaCry.

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Think Like A Hacker, Protect Like A Pro

Strategy Driven

If your process involves software development outsourcing , or even remote workers, hackers will attempt to gain information during transfer. Together, you can develop plans and passwords which work to keep things safe. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t develop a decent security system. Consider leaving a comment!

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Purchasing Managers Have a Lead Role to Play in Cyber Defense

Harvard Business Review

There is a crying need for companies to enlist their supply chain management departments in the fight against cyberattackers. firms in 2017 were launched through the IT systems of suppliers or other third parties such as contractors, up from less than one-quarter of attacks in 2010. Hold supply managers accountable.

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business Review

The good news is that natural disasters themselves, which Munich Re says caused $330 billion in economic losses globally in 2017, provide a template for how to mitigate the growing and catastrophic risk posed by AI. Our growing reliance on so many intelligent, connected devices is opening up the possibility of global-scale shutdowns.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Does a robot manage your money? A study by Deloitte estimated that “assets under automated management” (including hybrid offerings) in the U.S. This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. Kearney predicts that assets under “robo-management” will total $2.2