chief risk officers
The Superstar CFO: Optimizing an increasingly complex role
White Paper Chief financial officers are under greater pressure, scrutiny, and accountability at companies large and small. These stakeholders look to the CFO for his or her unique understanding of company performance, business strategy, value creation, and risk. [03 Jun 2008]
Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers
News Alan McInnes, general manager with the Association of Chief Police Officers crime prevention initiatives, told silicon.com the technology will help stamp out computer theft. McInnes said: "The more widely this technology is used the more the risk... [14 Apr 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News The campaign has received backing from the Metropolitan Police, the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), politicians, businesses, UK payment industry body Apacs and other corporate IT security heads. [12 Mar 2008]
Data breach laws 'make companies serious about security'
Comment Mulligan said her research had shown that security breaches drive information exchange among security professionals - for example some chief security officers summarised news reports from breaches at other organisations and circulated them to... [03 Sep 2007]
Security 'head honcho' role divides firms
News There are more and more companies putting them in place," said Heiser of the slow but steady growth in popularity of CSOs and chief information security officers (CISO). Jay Heiser, research VP at Gartner, told silicon.com he believes companies... [05 Dec 2005]
Google's sidebar is better than Apple's, says Gartner
News This is a significant endorsement for Google, as Gartner had criticised the first version of the desktop search tool for creating worrying security issues for IT managers and chief information officers. [24 Aug 2005]
Regulatory red tape is biggest business headache
News A quarter of chief executives, finance directors and chief risk officers cited regulatory risk as their greatest source of concern when assessing business risk. Regulatory red tape is a bigger risk headache for businesses than a stock market... [29 Jul 2005]
Risk chiefs take financial industry by storm
News Companies are fast appointing chief risk officers (CROs) to guide them through the increasing regulatory maze and oversee projects such as business continuity. Nearly two-thirds said a critical skill for risk managers is understanding broad... [11 May 2005]
How Fund Management Firms Can Manage SEC Requirements to Their Advantage
White Paper Triggered by headline-grabbing investigations into mutual fund operations, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations implemented in the fall of 2004 now mandate the appointment of chief compliance officers to investment firms, putting... [26 Apr 2005]
Bosses: You could go to jail and your staff wouldn't care
News However, the responsibility for their actions can rest with the directors and officers of their organisation. Company directors are increasingly leaving themselves at risk from prosecution by failing to comply with tightening regulation. [24 Mar 2005]
A Secure Supply Chain Blueprint
White Paper Ensuring safe and secure trade is now a top priority for government officials and legislators, not to mention CEOs, Chief Risk Officers, and supply chain executives worldwide. The critical requirement for any secure supply chain initiative is to... [17 Sep 2004]
McAfee splashes $86m on Foundstone
News He added: "Chief information security officers need a comprehensive view of where their risks are and business executives need to understand how those risks can translate into business impact. George Samenuk, chairman and CEO of McAfee, said in a... [16 Aug 2004]
Compliance costs - and not just in IT, says financial sector
News Peter Redshaw, Gartner Group senior analyst, said: "We are seeing the emergence of chief risk officers. Meanwhile Basel II, which covers risk management in the financial sector and requires capturing several years of data with near real-time recall... [22 Apr 2004]
SCO gets shifty about Linux licence plan
News SCO's licensing plan has been lambasted by open-source advocates, criticised by analysts, and ignored by 84 per cent of chief information officers Credit Suisse First Boston polled in a September survey. [16 Oct 2003]
IM: Managing the medium, managing the message
Comment Compliance officers are typically risk averse and they have concerns about IM over public networks. IM need not necessarily be a millstone for compliance officers, or a bane to workflow managers. That's why compliance officers are driving IT... [24 Sep 2003]
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