Tag Archives: James Kline Ph.D.

#346 – GOVERNMENT RESILIENCE IN COVID ERA – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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The Association of Government Accountants (AGA), a professional organization for government accounts and financial mangers, recently published the results of a survey entitled: The COVID-19 Challenge: CFO Views on Organizational Resilience in Pandemic Conditions. (1)

The surveys of nearly a dozen Chief Financial Officers (CFO) and Financial Managers in small and large federal agencies, was conducted between March and April 2021. The questions focused on four major areas: Workforce, Real Estate, Information Technology (IT) and Organizational Resiliency. Continue reading →

#344 – HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN STOP CYBER ATTACKS – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In my last piece I discussed an international survey on ransomware attacks. The emphasis was on risks associated with attacks on government organizations. The survey found that both central and local governments were vulnerable to such attacks. Thus, the risk was substantive. Further, in many cases, governments paid the ransom to get their data unlocked.  The survey also showed that governments, particularly local governments, were not well prepared to deal with such attacks. The willingness to pay and the lack of preparedness make governments a ripe target for ransomware attacks. Continue reading →

#342 – 2021 STATE OF RANSOMWARE ATTACKS – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In the November 23, 2019, CERM Risk Insights issue #256 I discussed the problem of Ransomware in government. I also discussed the multiple cyber-attack risks in my book on implementing ISO 31000: 2018 in government. These discussions presented individual examples, in January 2021 SOPHOS, a software company in the United Kingdom, conducted an international survey to determine the extent of Ransomware attacks worldwide. Continue reading →

#339 – RISK REGISTERS OVER TIME – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is becoming an important topic and activity worldwide. This is in part because of COVID 19. COVID 19 focused the public’s attention on health risks. As the world comes out of the pandemic crisis, the focus, particularly in government, will be on other risks. Already, in the United States, cities which defunded the police, are reallocating money back due to rising crime. However, because of the political atmosphere and retirement of senior officers, cities are having trouble recruiting enough people to fill the vacated ranks. Adding to this problem are the consequences of riots and work from home. In many urban areas, the result has been a hollowing out of the urban core. Continue reading →

#337 – COMCOVER CHANGES ITS ERM BENCHMARKING PROJECT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In my last piece, CERM Risk Insights #324, I mentioned briefly the Comcover maturity model. Comcover is the self-insurance arm of the Australian Commonwealth. It has annually conducted a self-assessment Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) survey of Commonwealth agencies. The purpose of the survey is to determine the level of ERM’s penetration. The basis for the determination is a risk maturity model. The model is incorporated into the survey questions. Continue reading →