P3 – Risk Management

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A. Enterprise risk

  • Sources of risk

  • Types of risk

  • The impact of risk

  • The likelihood of risk

  • The interaction of different risks

  • Roles and responsibilities for managing risk

  • Risk tolerance, appetite and capacity

  • Risk management frameworks (COSO ERM, ISO 31000)

  • Risk analytics and reporting

B. Strategic risk

  • Risks in formulating strategy

  • Disruptions to strategy and stress testing

  • Sources of reputational risk

  • Impact of reputational risk on strategy

  • The board's role in managing strategic risk

  • Failure of governance and its impact on strategy

C. Internal controls

  • Roles and responsibilities for internal control

  • The purpose of internal control

  • Features of internal control systems

  • COSO Internal Control Framework

  • Control weaknesses

  • Compliance failures

  • Internal controls for risk management

  • Forms of internal audit

  • The internal audit process

  • Effective internal audit

  • The internal audit report

D. Cyber risk

  • Nature and impact of cybersecurity risks

  • Types of cybersecurity risks

  • Security vulnerabilities

  • Cybersecurity organisational characteristics

  • Security controls

  • Centralisation in security

  • Forensic analysis

  • Malware analysis

  • Penetration testing

  • Software security

  • Cyber risk reporting

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