Managing Cyber Risks: The Clear and Present Danger

Ensuring the cyber security resilience of the United States is truly a whole-of-society effort. The importance of cyber security for our nation's national security, economic security, and competitiveness is fortunately well understood and documented at this juncture. However, in response to the dramatic changes in the threat landscape, a welcomed and necessary shift has been the increased emphasis on cyber security as a strategic, enterprise-wide risk by senior leaders in organizations, going beyond the realm of I.T. functions.

This panel discusses cyber security as an enterprise-wide risk issue requiring more than just an I.T. perspective and outlines the impact of cyber risk on an organization, mitigate the risk, and review the critical components of a cyber risk program.

Moderator: Torben Ostergaard, President and CEO Spinnaker Insurance Company

Panelist: Gary McAlum, Former USAA Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer
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The Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program at Columbia University prepares graduates to inform better risk-reward decisions by providing a complete, robust, and integrated picture of both upside and downside volatility across an entire enterprise. The program focuses on all areas of business risk, including finance, indemnity, operations, and strategy. Graduates gain a dynamic toolkit of advanced risk management skills and approaches that can be applied to enhance value at both the enterprise and silo risk management levels. Graduates also develop the communication skills required to inform and inspire the successful implementation and adoption of ERM strategies.

Preview Killer Risks, a brief series of five free lectures that provide a small sample of content from the Columbia University ERM program, illustrating in a fun and interesting way how some important and challenging business issues can be addressed through a well-crafted ERM program: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAiy7NYe9U2EJCce0nwR8hQSNTEFNvgGi.

Learn more about Enterprise Risk Management at Columbia University School of Professional Studies, or contact the program admissions counselor.

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