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Total Risk Perspective – How Corruption Impacts Natural Disasters
In January of 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe Japan. Registering 7.2 on the Richter scale, it was Japans worst earthquake since 1923. Over 400,000 buildings were severely damaged and 5,297 people died.
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What Are Structural Risks vs. Variable Risks?
There are risks inherent in every business in every industry. Some of them are economy wide, affecting all companies in your industry. However, other risks are uniquely created by decisions companies make. The former are what we call Structural Risks while the latter are Variable Risks. And how you understand, analyze and manage each risk type can have a major impact on the success of your business.
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Company Security Planning for 2017
Right now, companies are planning for 2017. Often, corporate security planning is addressed toward the end of the process, but we believe that it should be part of every conversation. This post will look at major elements of an annual plan that have direct impacts on your organization’s security.
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Earth Month: Water and Security
This was Leonardo Da Vinci’s conclusion in the 16th century and, it is even truer today. However, few then could have predicted how precious water would become worldwide. The industrial revolution, population growth explosions, especially in Asia and India, and pollution have made access to potable water a struggle to the point of crisis for millions throughout the world. And there wasn’t much of it to go around in the first place.
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Holistic Security: The Risk Wheel
Threats to your business are not just local any more. The way we connect ourselves and our businesses through information sharing, the accessibility we enjoy through mobile technology and the ease by which people, products and information moves across borders creates vulnerability. International events in far off countries can affect a farming business in the U.S. Unrest in one community, region or nation can create downtime for thousands of businesses, which in turn affects the businesses/customers they serve.