Salesforce Outage Exposes Cloud Risk

A major Salesforce outage lasting about seven and a half hours on September 16 has highlighted the hidden resilience risks created by dependence on cloud-based platforms. The disruption affected multiple Salesforce instances across regions, causing severe delays, intermittent errors and Read More …

Target Services Outage Case Study

TARGET Services Outage Case Study

On 27 February 2025, TARGET Services suffered a major operational incident affecting the infrastructure through which central-bank money, securities and collateral move across Europe. TARGET Services comprise: T2, which processes high-value euro payments; TARGET2-Securities, which provides securities settlement; TARGET Instant Read More …

Key Reasons Supply Chain Risk Management Plans Fail and How to Avoid Them

Many supply chain risk management (SCRM) plans fail because they overlook the complex interdependencies, dynamic risks, and operational realities of modern global supply chains. Experts note that traditional planning often focuses on static risk assessments without factoring in real-time disruptions, Read More …

Anthropic Restrictions Spotlight Growing Risks of Dependence on AI Platforms

Recent restrictions imposed by AI company Anthropic have drawn attention to a growing business risk: excessive dependence on third-party artificial intelligence platforms. As organizations increasingly integrate AI into critical operations, sudden changes in access, pricing, usage policies, or service availability Read More …

Operational Resilience in a Hyperconnected World

The modern global economy has become deeply interconnected. Organisations today operate through complex digital ecosystems involving cloud infrastructure, outsourced service providers, fintech platforms, logistics networks, artificial intelligence systems, and globally distributed supply chains. While this interconnected environment has significantly improved Read More …

Rising cost pressures reshape SME risk management strategies

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly re-evaluating their risk management strategies as rising operational costs, economic uncertainty, and market volatility continue to impact business sustainability. Industry experts note that inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions, labour costs, and financing challenges Read More …

Infrastructure failure emerging as major business risk

Infrastructure failure is increasingly being recognised as a core business risk as organisations become more dependent on interconnected physical and digital systems for daily operations. Industry experts warn that disruptions involving power supply, transportation networks, telecommunications, water systems, and digital Read More …

Cargo theft emerges as major logistics and supply chain risk

Cargo theft is becoming an increasingly significant risk for logistics and supply chain operations, particularly amid the rapid expansion of nearshoring and cross-border trade activities. Industry experts warn that rising cargo theft incidents are creating operational disruptions, financial losses, and Read More …

Organisations reassess cost of risk assessment programmes

Businesses are increasingly evaluating the cost and value of risk assessment programmes as organisations face growing operational, cyber, regulatory, and business continuity threats. Industry experts note that risk assessment costs can vary significantly depending on the size of the organisation, Read More …

Supply chain resilience becomes key risk management priority

Organisations across industries are increasingly strengthening supply chain resilience strategies as global disruptions continue to expose vulnerabilities in operational and procurement networks. According to recent insights from KPMG, businesses are now treating supply chain resilience as a core component of Read More …