Risk – Canadian Government Executive

The Crypto (R)Evolution?

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The Crypto (R)Evolution? As if Covid-19 and climate change weren’t already not enough, the world is witnessing an equally profound……...

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TechGov Forum: Is blockchain technology an opportunity or a threat to government agencies?

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Blockchain. There’s probably no other technology trend in recent years that has sparked so much excitement and ambivalence in the……...

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Accountability

The three questions you should ask yourself to avoid cost estimation risks

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Risk is always present in any undertaking, no matter the size or duration of the project. Risk can jack up……...

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A Duty of Care: Risk Management

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The world is fraught with uncertainty and risk, making life difficult and worthwhile. What, for example, are the chances of……...

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Cybersecurity

Terrorism in Canada: the report

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Terrorism operates with deadly regularity. In June 2016, a gunman who may have been inspired by extremist ideals, killed 49……...

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Canadian healthcare, financial industries top victims of ransomware: Report

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Canadian healthcare organizations and businesses in the financial industry are the leading victims or ransomware attacks, according to a recent……...

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Do Canadian CEOs have a false sense of security?

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There’s a fine line between confidence and naivety – a line that Canadian CEOs might be overstepping. The 2016 Canadian CEO……...

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A possible counter to Canadian risk aversion

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A U.S. report by Deloitte looks at how federal agencies can build what it calls a "risk appetite framework" based on their risk tolerance. Some of its ideas should be of interest here where risk aversion is an endemic disease.

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The business case for resilience

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When it comes to catastrophic manmade or weather-related events, it might be time to retire the old expressions “once in a lifetime” and “one in one hundred years.”

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Prevention-focused people and risk aversion

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If there’s one thing we talk about all the time in government, it’s risk. And while we often bemoan the timidity of the public sector, and talk about creating a culture of risk in government, what we really want to know is: what are its limits and how can I “manage” it?

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