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#463 – WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2025 RISK ASSESSMENT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its 2025 Global Risk Report. It is the 20th such report. Saasia Zahidi the Managing Director, in her preface to states:

“This is the 20th edition of the Global Risks Report. Looking back over the last two decades, environmental risks have steadily consolidated their position as the greatest source of long-term concern. This year’s Global Risks Perception Survey shows that a sense of alarm is also mounting in the shorter term: Environmental problems, from extreme weather to pollution, are here now and the need to implement solutions is urgent.” (1) Continue reading →

#449 – NSW Cyber Security Audit – James Kline Ph.D.

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This is the first of two articles dealing with Cyber-Security and government. This article discusses the results of the New South Wales (NSW) Auditor-Generals Report on Cyber-Security in Local Government. The second will deal with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cyber-security Framework 2.0. Continue reading →

#448 – NIST CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK 2.0 – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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On February 26, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued several Cyber-Security Frameworks. These included: a.) Cyber-security Framework 2.0 Small Business Quick-Start Guide, b.) Cyber-security Framework (CFS) 2.0 Resources Overview Guide, c.) Cyber-security Framework 2.0 Quick Start Guide, and Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Enterprise Risk Management Quick-Start Guide. Another manual Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight was issued on March 6, 2024. (1) These guides and manuals indicate the NIST is attempting to provide a wide range of information on cyber-security for different sectors of the economy, which have different levels of risk management sophistication. Continue reading →

#444 – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY RISKS – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In November 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued NIST Special Publication NIST SP 800-221 (SP). The publication is entitled “Enterprise Impact of Information and Communications Technology Risk: Governing and Managing ICT Risk Programs Within an Enterprise Risk Portfolio. (1) This SP provides a guide for integrating ICT Risk Management with the larger Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. Continue reading →

#443 – ERM REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In November 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued NIST Special Publication NIST SP 800-221 (SP). The publication is entitled “Enterprise Impact of Information and Communications Technology Risk: Governing and Managing ICT Risk Programs Within an Enterprise Risk Portfolio. (1) This SP provides a guide for integrating ICT Risk Management with the larger Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. Continue reading →