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Business Continuity Standards: Are You Aligned or Just Accountable?
Business continuity standards like ISO 22301 and NIST define what “good” looks like for your program – but they don’t deliver resilience on their own.Some organizations pursue certification to validate their programs externally. Others [...]
Managing Psychosocial Hazards: Aligning Processes with ISO 45003 to Meet Mandatory Regulations
Managing stress and safeguarding staff well-being is no longer just an HR issue; addressing psychosocial hazards is becoming a regulatory requirement. Around the world, regulators are tightening occupational health and safety laws to [...]
The NIS2 Directive: What It Means for Your Cyber Resilience Program
The NIS2 Directive broadens the focus of NIS1 from technical cybersecurity alone to enterprise-wide resilience. It requires organizations to maintain essential services under threat, recover quickly from incidents, and protect supply chain stability. With [...]
Modernizing the BIA: 10 Questions to Update Your Strategy
The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of business continuity and resilience. However, traditional, once-a-year BIAs can’t keep pace with quickly emerging threats and constantly changing operations. Static reports become outdated, leaving organizations [...]
ERM vs. IRM: Rethinking the Divide
The conversation around ERM vs. IRM is often framed as a choice: Which is better? Which should organizations adopt? This framing assumes there’s a clean distinction to begin with, but it’s not that simple. [...]
6 Ways CISOs Turn Vendor Risk into an Innovation Advantage
As third-party related issues and breaches grow more frequent and costly, their overall impact on business operations and brand trust has become impossible to ignore. An alarming statistic in the Verizon 2025 Data [...]
Outgrowing Check-the-Box: Banking Risk Management’s Better Way Forward
Outgrowing Check-the-Box: Banking Risk Management’s Better Way Forward In banking, risk management can often place heavy emphasis on managing the risks taken by investment activities, with much less stress on well-rounded governance, risk, and [...]
How the Right Software Simplifies NDIS Compliance in Healthcare
The requirements outlined in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) add new layers of complexity, and healthcare providers across Australia struggle to keep up. According to the NDIS Provider Outlook Report 2025, 76% of [...]
Faster, Better, Smarter: Why Risk Leaders Need Connected Data
By John Bonner, VP of Product Strategy, LineSlip The pace of business has never been faster. M&A deals close in weeks, supply chains pivot overnight, and cyber threats emerge daily. In this environment, risk [...]
8 Warning Signs Your Risk Management Strategy Isn’t Working
As businesses adapt to changing markets, regulations, and technologies, risk is becoming more complex and harder to control. However, it’s also more important than ever to manage risk in a way that supports [...]
OAIC Figures Show Data Breaches in Australia Are on the Rise
In May 2025, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reported that it was notified of 1,113 data breaches during 2024. These latest figures indicate a 25% increase compared to the 893 data [...]
CER Directive vs. DORA: What’s the Difference, and Why Does It Matter?
The CER Directive and DORA are two major EU regulations focused on making organizations more resilient in different ways. But how do you know which one applies to your business? And if one (or [...]
Integrated Incident and Risk Management in the Aged Care Sector
In recent decades aged care in Australia has become a large and complex system, with significant challenges at every level, including delivery, management or governance. The quality and safety of care varies widely across [...]
Do You Need a SOC Report – And How Do You Get One?
You may have heard someone bring up a System and Organization Controls (SOC) report during a vendor security review, audit prep, or customer onboarding call. However, few people ask themselves who’s responsible for their [...]
Addressing Psychosocial Hazards Through Effective Risk and Incident Management
Organizations across the globe realize a happy, safe, productive workforce is the key to a successful business. This recent focus on employee wellbeing has resulted in many firms implementing processes to manage ‘psychosocial hazards’ [...]
Australian Government Delays New Aged Care Act Until November 2025
In a shock decision by the Australian government, the implementation of the new Aged Care Act has been delayed until 1st November 2025. With only 1 month until the original 1st July deadline, and details [...]