All Cyber security articles
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News and pressThe Global Risks Report 2019: what does it tell PRI signatories?
Published ahead of next week’s Davos, the Global Risks Report provides significant insights into risk to inform government, business and investor action. It asks: is the world sleep walking into a crisis?
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Investor-company dialogue on cyber security: five emerging findings
A recent study by Accenture found that the global average cost of cyber crime has risen from $7.2 million in 2013 to $11.7 million in 2017. Businesses are under pressure to strengthen their cyber security capabilities and be more effective in managing cyber incidents.
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PRI steps up engagement on cyber security
The PRI today launched findings on how seriously corporates are taking the issue of cyber security, with the publication of Stepping up governance on cyber security: what is corporate disclosure telling investors?
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Stepping up governance on cyber security
Cyber security risk is real and pervasive, as demonstrated by recent attacks that have put the frighteners on big banks, web service providers, the UK’s National Health Service and even the US intelligence community.
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: skills and resources
8. Does the company disclose that it has a cyber or information security team and/or dedicated budget? 9. Does the company state that it works with relevant industry initiatives on cyber security and/or has access to internal or external expertise on cyber security? 10. Does the company actively ...
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: processes and procedures
13. Has the company established an incident management plan (including disaster recovery and business continuity)? 14. Has the company disclosed information or cyber security as a key part of its risk assessment/business continuity plan?
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: overview of regulatory landscape
Standards of legislation relating to data protection and cyber security that companies are expected to adhere to vary widely by region. This section provides an overview of key legislation in force across the regions from which the company sample was drawn.
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: key takeaways
While companies generally perceived cyber security as a key organisational risk, very few communicated that they have policies, governance structures and processes that were effective at tackling cyber threats.
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: policy
2. Does the company publicly disclose a privacy and/or data protection policy? 3. Does the policy explicitly cover its entire operations, including third parties?
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: training
11. Does the company provide training on information/cyber security requirements to all employees?
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: conclusion and next steps
This report analysed data from 100 companies for observations on standards of corporate disclosure relating to cyber security practices. It presented overall findings across the data; results by each specific indicator; and different regional legislative and regulatory standards.
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: legal compliance
1. Does the company publicly commit to complying with relevant laws, including those related to cyber and data protection?
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: board communication
6. Does the company communicate cyber risks to the board (and how, by whom and how often?) 7. Does the board receive detailed information about the company’s cyber/information security strategy (including what information it receives and how it assesses this information)?
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: assessment
12. Does the company conduct audits of information/cyber security policies and systems?
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: regional analysis
On average, US and Australian companies performed the strongest on disclosure across all indicators. US companies scored better than those from other regions in terms of disclosing cyber security and/or information security as a key risk in company assessment plans (indicator 14). US companies also scored better on board responsibility ...
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Analysis of corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: research analysis
This report presents a snapshot and analysis of what 100 companies are currently disclosing about their cyber governance and risk management. It also enables comparisons across regions and sectors to facilitate engagement dialogue.
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Corporate disclosure on cyber security governance: senior management and board accountability
4. Does the company identify a named person at senior management or executive committee level with overall responsibility for information management and cyber security? 5. Is the board or board committee responsible for cyber security issues?
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Articles
Engaging with companies on cyber security
Cyber attacks can compromise customer information, operational systems and sensitive business data such as financial data, supplier details and intellectual property. Investors are seeing the value in engaging with companies on their cyber security governance. Find out more about the PRI’s collaborative engagement on cyber security.
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Recordings
Responsible investment news roundup - October 2016
Five-minute roundup of the latest responsible investment and ESG news. This month’s topics include the flurry of recent global climate deals, Yahoo’s data breach, gender diversity in mining and Morningstar’s new sustainability indices.
