“There is a certain uselessness in saying an organization does not want to accept high risk.” My latest @ISACA article was published and as I was re-reading this line it resonated with me even more. You have to have more fidelity in how you define risk appetite for it to be useful. More tips onContinue reading “Applied Risk Appetite”
Category Archives: Risk thresholds
ICYMI: Organizational Signals for Changing Risk Appetite
I was inspired to write this article by a change in the speed limit that happened on a local Interstate. It was a good jumping off point to illustrate the parallels between speed limits and risk appetite and what it takes to change each. You can read the article on the FAIR Institute website here.
The Dose Makes the Poison
My latest @ISACA article posted today. I was really pleased with this one as it uses an easily understandable metaphor to call out the often experienced desire of people to live life without risk (as evidenced by statements such as “We don’t accept any risk…”). Take a look and let me know what you think.Continue reading “The Dose Makes the Poison”
Be the person on the phone
So I purchased some of those curly cue light bulbs (CFLs), but as I am prone to do, I got the wrong ones (the base wasn’t right). Also like I always do, I bought the giant big box store pack, so it made sense for me to return them. So my family and I rollContinue reading “Be the person on the phone”
Knuckle Busters
Where I live, we have been experiencing a lot of severe weather and with it, power outages. Its always fascinating to students of risk to watch how organizations behave in these scenarios. Especially interesting are how retail establishments deal with payment issues. I entered an office supply store the other day to purchase some equipmentContinue reading “Knuckle Busters”
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