Technology risk

Technology may be the most concentrated risk in your business.

Almost every important part of a modern business now depends on technology. That makes it a business risk, not only an IT one, and it is the one major risk most organizations have no independent oversight of.

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What is technology risk management?

Technology risk management is the practice of governing the business consequences of technology failure: whether critical systems can recover, whether security controls work, whether providers deliver what they are paid for, and whether spending supports business priorities. It treats technology as a leadership responsibility, not only an IT function.

The dependence

Almost every important part of the business now runs through technology.

Revenue depends on systems being available. Employees depend on applications and access. Customers expect their information to remain protected. Financial transactions depend on secure accounts and accurate data. Compliance, communications, operations and decision-making all depend on technology working as intended.

Technology is no longer an IT issue.

It is now also

Business continuityFinancialLegalReputationalGovernance

The evidence

What the record shows.

The numbers that matter here are not the ones about attackers. They are the ones about oversight: how much of this is written down, how much is checked, and how much of it now runs through someone else’s organization.

Sources

30%

of breaches now involve a third party, double the share of the year before

26%

of Canadian businesses had written cybersecurity policies in place

22%

provided formal cybersecurity training to non-IT employees

The quiet risk

The greater risk is quieter.

The risk is not only that someone gets into the network.

01Critical systems may not recover when they are needed.

02Backups may exist and may never have been tested.

03Vendors may hold more access than anyone has reviewed.

04Technology spending may not support business priorities.

05Cybersecurity reports may show activity without demonstrating outcomes.

06Employees may adopt AI and cloud tools with no oversight.

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And leadership may be relying entirely on the same provider that implements, manages and reports on the technology.

That last one is what this firm exists for. More on what independence means.

Technology is the exception.

Finances, legal affairs, insurance and workplace safety are all overseen by someone who did not do the work. Why that gap exists, and what closes it.

The answer

actually. provides that oversight.

We sit on the business owner’s side of the table, independently examining technology performance, cybersecurity, providers, spending and strategy to determine what is actually working, what is not, and what requires leadership attention.

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Find out where your technology risk actually sits.

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