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Cyber Security
Cybersecurity involves protecting computer systems, networks, and data from unauthorised access, theft, and damage. As reliance on technology grows, organisations have an ethical duty to disclose any risks to affected parties, enabling them to take necessary precautions and make informed decisions. In the finance industry, robust cybersecurity measures are essential to protect sensitive financial information, maintain trust, and ensure the integrity of financial transactions.
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Achieving effective AI governance: From theory to practice. An investor perspective on managing AI risks
This report provides a framework for investors to manage AI-related risks in portfolio companies. It outlines material risks, categorises company significance, and introduces the AI Governance Framework. The document encourages collective action through engagement, voting, and policy advocacy to promote responsible AI development across various industrial sectors.
MIT AI Risk Repository
The MIT AI Risk Repository is a comprehensive database of over 1,600 AI risks and real-world incidents. It provides frameworks and data to help finance professionals and organisations identify, prioritise, and manage technical, social, and regulatory risks associated with artificial intelligence.
Liability and pricing of dual-use AI
This research analyses AI provider liability for dual-use models enabling both cyberattacks and defence. It demonstrates that while liability can improve welfare by reducing contest resources through higher prices, it may increase harm by weakening precautions. Market competition and guardrail incentives significantly influence optimal liability shares.
Empowering consumers as partners in sustainability: Case studies on financial regulation and implementation
This report by Fair Finance Asia examines financial regulation through case studies in Thailand, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Cambodia. It highlights systemic gaps in consumer protection, cybersecurity, gender-responsive inclusion, and ESG accountability. Recommendations are provided for regulators and banks to strengthen consumer engagement and promote sustainable finance practices across Asia.
Cyber risk stress testing for banks
This report examines cyber risk stress testing for banks, contrasting system-focused and firm-focused approaches. Drawing on exercises by the Bank of England, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, and the European Central Bank, it outlines scenario design, operational resilience, and the role of disclosure in establishing best practices.
Ethical & impactful usage of AI
This report by Do Harvey outlines an ethical framework for AI usage, highlighting environmental impacts, security risks, and bias concerns. It advocates for transparent, client-opt-in adoption underpinned by human oversight, and summarises five modes of AI use to guide teams in making values-aligned, informed decisions.
Ranking digital rights: The 2025 big tech edition
The 2025 RDR Index Big Tech Edition ranks 14 major technology companies on governance, freedom of expression, and privacy. Microsoft leads overall with 50%, followed by Alphabet at 49% and Meta at 47%. Scores are also assessed across eight thematic lenses, including algorithmic transparency, security, and targeted advertising.
Horizon Scanning: Risk and regulation in the GCC
This report outlines 2026 financial crime and regulatory risks in the GCC, focusing on AI-enabled fraud, digital assets, cybercrime, beneficial ownership, supply chains, sanctions, and tougher AML/CFT oversight linked to upcoming FATF evaluations and recent legal reforms in the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Global cybersecurity outlook 2026: Insight report
Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 examines AI-driven threats, geopolitical volatility and supply chain vulnerabilities shaping cyber risk. Drawing on a global survey, it highlights rising AI-related risks, escalating cyber-enabled fraud, regulatory fragmentation and persistent skills shortages, emphasising resilience, ecosystem collaboration and economic impacts as strategic priorities.
Preparing for next-generation information warfare with generative AI
The report analyses how generative AI reshapes information warfare by enabling scalable manipulation, behavioural influence and dual-use knowledge diffusion. It highlights heightened risks to civilians, military operations and international law, stressing gaps in protection and the need for anticipatory, whole-of-society resilience strategies.
Governance of AI adoption in central banks
This BIS report outlines central banks’ AI use cases, associated strategic, operational, cyber and reputational risks, and advocates adapting existing risk-management and three-lines-of-defence frameworks, supported by an adaptive AI governance model and ten practical actions, to balance innovation with security, compliance, data privacy and organisational resilience.
Oxford university press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is a global academic and educational publisher. It operates as a department of the University of Oxford, producing textbooks, scholarly works, English language resources and reference works. OUP emphasises digital innovation, sustainability commitments, and broad international reach in research and education.
Kroll
Kroll is a global financial and risk advisory firm offering services in valuation, investigations, cyber-resilience, regulatory compliance, transaction advisory, restructuring and business services.
With around 6,500 experts across 32 countries, Kroll helps clients build, protect and maximise enterprise value through data, technology and intelligence.
With around 6,500 experts across 32 countries, Kroll helps clients build, protect and maximise enterprise value through data, technology and intelligence.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) drives space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics innovation. Its work spans human spaceflight, planetary missions, Earth and climate research, advanced space technology and satellite programmes. NASA shares open data, images and video to inform global science and deepen understanding of Earth and the universe.
Chatham House
Chatham House, known formally as Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute in London. It delivers rigorous research, analysis and dialogue on global issues—such as international relations, climate change, security and economics. Its mission: help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
LMI Solutions
LMI provides advanced logistics, supply chain resilience and analytics solutions for U.S. federal agencies. With more than 60 years of public‑sector expertise, LMI delivers applied artificial intelligence, machine learning, modelling and simulation to enable risk‑informed decisions, optimisation of inventory and fleet sustainment, and rapid technology deployment.
