How are you investing for emerging risks?
What are your top five barriers to understanding emerging risks?
What sources of information do you rely on to understand the potential impacts that an emerging risk may have on your organization?
From which of the following areas do you think the next critical risks for your organization will emerge?
Is it easier or more difficult to forecast critical risks today than three years ago?
Source of Emerging Risks
Forecasting Risks
Investing in Risks
Barriers to Understanding Emerging Risks
Understanding Emerging Risks
How are you investing for emerging risks?
77% of organizations said their investment in cyber risk management will increase.
What are your top five barriers to understanding emerging risks?
43% of risk executives said lack of cross-organization collaboration was a barrier.
What sources help you understand emerging risks?
72% of risk executives rely on outside publications to understand emerging risks.
Where are emerging risks coming from?
For those that chose cyber-attacks as their next critical risk, 79% said it’s already a concern.
Is forecasting risk becoming harder?
48% of risk executives said forecasting risks will be more difficult in three years.
See how risk professionals view emerging risks.
2016 Excellence in Risk Management study results
See how your company compares.
Perceptions and handling of emerging risks can vary by industry.
Automotive/ Manufacturing
Financial Institutions
Communications, Media, and Technology
Health care
Retail, Wholesale, Food and Beverage
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The information presented here is based on data from more than 700 survey responses as well as insights from more than 50 leading risk executives gathered as part of the 2016 Excellence in Risk Management study. The full report contains additional data, insights, and recommendations regarding emerging risks. Click here to read the full report.
