Uncertainty. It feels as though a new force emerges every day that creates a little more uncertainty in the world. Riding the waves of insecurity in financial markets, competitive industries,…
Financial services institutions (FSIs) should be taking steps now to build operational resilience, which is the ability of firms, financial market infrastructures and the financial sector to prevent, adapt, respond…
At Archer we recently wrapped up the books on our fiscal year, and so I wanted to share our progress and outstanding results. Uncertainty in various market conditions worked to…
In another of what will be a long series of proposals related to oversight of corporate environmental impact, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced its own proposal…
Building a resilient organization has traditionally been done through the lens of “what do we do after a disaster strikes? How long can we be down? How do we recover?”…
You know the ‘Death and taxes’ phase? This is the full quote, from a letter Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1789 to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy – a French fellow tech guru…
With the World Series wrapping up, it reminded me of Moneyball, a 2011 film based on an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team’s 2002 season and their general manager…
Are you familiar with the “Who’s on First?” comedy routine made famous by Abbott and Costello? The premise: Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for Costello, but…
The world is increasingly connected, and organizations are more exposed to the risks and rewards of other enterprises than ever before. Physical supply networks, digital communications, and integrated business systems…
Any organization managing cybersecurity risks has a daunting challenge. Security issues are identified and published online daily, mitigations may not arrive for weeks, and threats can originate across international borders.…