A very interesting SEC keynote on the the role of the board and ESG reporting. Making it clear that some public organisations are more influential on the global economy that some counties. ‘A 2018 report highlighted that 71 of the…
The US and UK intelligence agencies have raised their concerns over the involvement of Russian hackers continued campaign of attacks targeting the US and Europe. The concerns raised around the attacks being unsophisticated brute force, goes some way to demonstrate…
A very interesting report published by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), following a 2 year assessment of the State level cyber security capabilities of major global powers. Presenting a snapshot of the cyber maturity of across 1. Strategy…
First American Financial Corporation (FAFC)‚Â became the first firm fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for poor quality cybersecurity disclosure controls and procedures, in combination with NYDFS charges for violating cybersecurity regulations. In what I see as test cases…
As China moves ahead with ESG reporting, the European markets are adopting reporting and the Japanese markets are starting to promote it, one can expect that all international money markets will require ESG reporting. With the SEC pushing ahead with…
The House of the Congress narrowly passed ESG legislation last week. ESG reporting would require US public companies to report their material Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The House Financial Services Chairwoman‚Â Maxine…
A great video from Standard and Poors, well worth watching if you want to know why cyber is an ESG risk. A why ECG will add to the cyber challenges faced by the DoDs public DIB. S&P is a company…
This is an important and timely read for companies thinking about ESG and cyber security. On the 15th of June 2021 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged US real estate services company First American Financial Corporation, with a failure of…
So I’m looking for someone to take a bet and its not the 3:10 at Haydock. Although as a metaphor the horse has left the starting gate, with US market regulators and the EU forging ahead with ESG reporting requirements…
Being held accountable and responsible for ones actions is important. As the Deputy General Manager of Operations Risk and Cyber for Mizuho Corporate bank some years ago I well remember the passion of my Japanese colleagues in managing all aspects…
