Audit

Of more than 1,590 C-Suite and other executives recently surveyed by Deloitte, 39.4% report the greatest benefit of using cognitive risk sensing is the early detection of emerging risks and potential threats. However, just 5.3% of respondents say their organisations use enterprise-wide cognitive risk sensing…

Risk advisory business Deloitte in the UK and Switzerland has increased revenues by an impressive 10.9% in the year ended 31 May 2019 from £3.58 billion in 2018 to £3.97 billion as the firm continues to invest in each of its businesses and in its…

BSI, the business improvement company, has introduced a certification scheme and supporting training courses to help organisations develop, implement and maintain effective facilities management across all operations.   The global facility management market was valued at USD $31.96 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach…

What’s it really like to work in the field of risk management? In conjunction with the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Risk Xtra continues its new series of articles running under the banner ‘Tools of the Trade’ in which we ask practising professionals to offer…

What’s it really like to work in the field of risk management? In conjunction with the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Risk Xtra is beginning a new series of articles running under the banner ‘Tools of the Trade’ in which we ask practising professionals to…

Fighting fraud is important for any organisation. In the public sector, there must be confidence that money from taxpayer-funded services isn’t diverted illegally for purposes other than for what it’s originally intended. Minimising the loss from fraud is a hugely important part of delivering value…

Parking enforcement specialist Park Watch has just become the first organisation to be awarded the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s certification specifically for its use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. Park Watch was audited and successfully achieved full certification against its use of CCTV and body-worn…

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s third party certification scheme enables organisations to clearly demonstrate that they comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. For relevant authorities (such as local authorities and police forces) this is particularly important, as they must show due regard to the…

Data virtualisation software specialist Delphix has revealed that “confusion reigns” among UK businesses around data protection requirements. 21% of UK companies questioned in a recent survey have no understanding of the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A further 42% of organisations in the UK have looked into some…

Ward Security has successfully retained its Gold status following a triennial Investors in People (IiP) assessment. This significant achievement places the Kent-based security solutions provider within an exclusive group of a very small number of security companies to achieve the highest status. It also marks…