Tag: Strategic Risk

  • Time to re-think the role of the network administrator?

    Traditionally, the network administrator needed to operate at “ground-level”. Network maintenance was highly specialized and problematic, requiring a constant hands-on approach. And in the very early days (when the Guru started… “he who speaks of floppy disks”…) there were few formal training classes, most of what you learned was by trial and error…lots of error!…

  • A Recurring Theme in FDIC Consent Orders

    If you look at any of the recent FDIC Consent Orders, you will quickly see a common theme.  I randomly pulled a few off the top of the list, and the verbiage was very similar, and in many cases identical: …the Board shall enhance its participation in the affairs of the Bank …the Bank’s board…

  • Risk Managing Social Media – 4 Challenges

    Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+…the decision to establish an on-line presence is a very popular topic these days, and it is extremely easy to do, but effectively managing social media risk can be frustratingly complicated.  In many ways. it just doesn’t lend itself to traditional risk management techniques, so the standard pre-entry justification process is much…