IIRSM awards first full-catalogue approval to HSI’s 3,000+ training courses

First organization to achieve whole-catalogue approval under new IIRSM framework, strengthening global market position ...
Task & Purpose

Watchdog finds high rate of serious accidents, lack of oversight, in special operations training

Special operations forces deploy around the world in high-risk missions. And the troops that fall under Special Operations Command experience a high rate of serious and sometimes deadly accidents ...
Stars and Stripes

Risky training ops for elite troops need to be studied more to help avoid deaths, injuries, GAO finds

Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a ...
WVEC

Report: 80% of Special Operations forces' accidents happened during training

WASHINGTON — Of the more than 3,600 reported on-duty, non-combat accidents involving Special Operations forces (SOF) personnel which occurred in fiscal years 2012 through 2022, about 80% of the ...
techtimes

Risk Training Professionals: Helping You Identify and Manage Risk

Identifying and managing risks is essential for organisations to survive in any market. Whether it's a cyber breach, operational disruption, or compliance issue, the financial and reputational ...
Firefighter Nation

Operational Training Guide for Fire Departments Available

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS), and the International Society of Fire Service Instructors ...
War on the Rocks

Managing Risk for Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations

In October 2001, under the cover of darkness, teams of American Green Berets landed in Afghanistan. This was the initial U.S. response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The nation was still ...

Managing compliance risk at financial institutions through clear writing and responsible AI

Ola M. Tucker discusses the importance of clear, plain-language compliance writing as a risk-management tool, particularly as ...
San Francisco Fed

What Is Operational Risk?

Financial institutions are in the business of risk management and reallocation, and they have developed sophisticated risk management systems to carry out these tasks. The basic components of a risk ...
Opinion
Compliance WeekOpinion

Risk literacy as a compliance accelerator: Teaching the business to speak risk

Compliance professionals understand the value of risk assessments. We conduct them annually, map risks to controls, and present heat maps to the board. But there is a strategic opportunity that many ...
CPO Magazine

From Checkbox to Catalyst: How the C-Suite is Reframing Cybersecurity Training

For years, many organizations treated cybersecurity training as a mere compliance requirement. But today’s executive teams are taking a radically different approach. They're recasting cyber-readiness ...