There are numerous and clear warnings that cyber attacks are on the rise, and that attackers are launching precision strikes against firms thought likely to pay ransoms and offering weak defences.

Online grocer Ocado has been forced to cancel thousands of orders following a fire at its automated warehouse in south-east London. The blaze at the company’s fulfilment centre in Erith was caused by a collision between three of the robots that operate at the high-tech site.

Pool Re’s specialist terrorism risk division Solutions has launched the second in a series of sector risk reports which identifies a number of potential terrorist threats to the retail and hospitality sector.

US risk management society, RIMS has joined the Business Continuity Coalition to help build a more stable insurance market that will support organisations navigate future pandemics.

Amid forecasts of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, global health and security services consultancy, International SOS is urging businesses to act now to protect employees who are still dealing with pandemic-related challenges.

We’re all looking for a good night’s sleep, and here’s a book that promises to provide that by making sure you’re always prepared for “the worst day of your business life” – always ready to protect your business and reputation, whatever the world may throw at it.

There are some truths we ought to take as self-evident in modern risk management. Firstly, we know that good risk management makes good business sense; secondly, we know that we live in a world of high velocity change and complexity; and thirdly, we know that the world has changed for ever.

Regulatory changes, food fraud and the ongoing effects of COVID-19 are all potential causes of supply chain disruption in the year ahead, according to a new BSI report. The Supply Chain Risk Insights 2021 Report warns of ongoing challenges from the pandemic creating new threats for organisations in the coming months, but suggests a host of other potential factors also need to be factored in to ongoing planning.

The deadline for entering the Business Continuity Awards is just under two weeks away. The most anticipated event in the business continuity calendar, the Business Continuity Awards celebrate achievement across your vibrant profession, and provide unrivalled networking, alongside a night of entertainment and celebration.

Following a spate of anti-lockdown protests, Black Lives Matter demonstrations and attacks on polices forces, damages and disturbances from riots, protests and other forms of civil unrest are now among the main political risk exposures for companies in the UK and worldwide.

Castellan Solutions has launched its new SaaS tool. The provider’s fully integrated software suite uses automation and intelligence to solve operational resilience, business continuity, crisis management and emergency notification challenges within one platform.

Brokerslink has added compliance, risk and resilience specialist B. Riley Advisory Services to its risk management capabilities.

The pandemic has accelerated the introduction of a more structured business continuity programmes, with a greater expectation of investment in the year ahead, according to the Business Continuity Institute’s 2021 Horizon Scan Report.

COVID-19, changes in legislation and regulation, and business and supply chain interruption dominate the thoughts of British businesses, with climate change shunted down the list of priorities as firms concentrate on what’s right in front of them.

Unless distribution plans for vaccines are perfectly executed, challenges will arise in protecting the single most valuable cargo of all in the coming months. Thefts of cargo in transit make up the highest proportion of total cargo thefts across the whole of 2020, according to a report from TT Club and BSI, with other high-value targets including PPE, face masks and anti-bacterial gel.