#433 – RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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The concern with climate change concerns and associated risks make international headlines regularly. This is particularly true in Australia. Byron Shire Council in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, for instance, in its Climate Change Adaptation Plan makes note these concerns and risks.

“Australia’s climate has warmed by 1.44 degrees Celsius since national records began in 1910.” (1) Continue reading

#432 – AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK MANAGEMENT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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The Commonwealth of Australia just issued its Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) requirements. (1) Covered entities have until August 18, 2023, to start the implementation process. This piece looks at the CIRMP requirements. Continue reading

#431 – NIST CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK 2.0 – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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On August 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued an Initial Public Draft of The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. (1) This framework issued for public comment and review, updates Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Continue reading

#430 – COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE ZONE ACT OF 2022 – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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This is the second of two articles submitted to CERM Insights at about the same time. This one deals with the Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act passed by the United States Congress on December 22, 2022. The other deals with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cyber Security Framework 2.0.  Together they form a mosaic of the Biden Administration’s Risk Management push. Continue reading