Framing the Problem If there’s one aspect of risk assessment that’s the most misunderstood, least defined, and most misaligned, it’s the subject of business impact. Risk assessment methodologies are partly to blame. Three-letter acronyms like BIA  - the good old Business Impact Assessment  - have convinced many of us that impact  is what really matters. But stop and think about it for a second. When we talk about impact , we’re really just describing the ripple effects of a b

The Question We Rarely Stop to Ask What is the role of security? What’s our purpose? It sounds almost too fundamental to ask, but amid the routine cycles of weekly security work  - patching, incident response, audits, awareness campaigns, access control reviews - how often do we stop and ask why  we’re doing it all? Ask that question in any programme or leadership forum and the answers are usually the same: > “We’re here to protect the business.” > “To help it operate safely.

The Communication Problem In a world where the security landscape evolves faster than most organisations can adapt, one issue consistently undermines progress: communication. Not the lack of it – but how it happens. Across five years of running security and risk training programmes, we’ve seen a recurring challenge. Security practitioners, technically strong and deeply committed, often struggle to communicate security in a way that resonates with business leaders. The result?

Effective risk mitigation is essential for maintaining business continuity. Security teams must focus not only on responding to incidents...

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In an increasingly complex risk landscape, security teams must go beyond silos and build strong alliances across the organisation....

Security is no longer just about protection - it’s about understanding how risks affect business outcomes. We explore why security...

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, traditional risk profiling is no longer enough. Security teams must shift focus from known risks to emerging threats that will disrupt business continuity. We explore why profiling risk is now a crucial for security teams to protect the future of the organisation. Security teams often make the mistake of focusing too much on risks within their current estate and not enough on emerging risks. While managing known risks is import

As pressure mounts across enterprise, security leadership is at a crossroads. We explore why only business-aligned, high-impact teams...