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Risk leaders say cybersecurity is business growth’s biggest threat
Companies today confront a collection of risks that were barely or not at all on their radar screens a decade ago.
By David McCann • Jan. 21, 2025 -
Why Hindenburg Research calls Carvana’s accounting methods ‘a grift’
A recent short-seller report suggests Carvana is using unethical accounting, lax underwriting, biased auditors and questionable partnerships with third parties to inflate performance.
By Adam Zaki • Jan. 14, 2025 -
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Collaborate or stagnate: 6 CFO trends for 2025
Throughout the year, finance leaders will navigate both their companies’ specific challenges and the changing dynamics of the CFO role by increasing finance’s impact across the organization.
By Adam Zaki • Jan. 9, 2025 -
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5 cybersecurity threats CFOs should look out for
Here are the most prominent and potentially damaging threats businesses face and how CFOs can prepare to mitigate them.
By Bob Violino • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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OpinionWhy the Change Healthcare breach is a wake-up call for CFOs
The lessons learned from the largest data breach in health care history are important for all finance chiefs, not just those in that field.
By Joe Oleksak • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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What CFOs should know about the state of the AI market
As the AI hype continues, finance leaders should evaluate the technology with a dose of skepticism.
By Adam Zaki • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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OpinionHow CFOs can drive growth amid geopolitical uncertainty
CFOs who embrace a geostrategy will have more confidence to guide their companies to success.
By Courtney Rickert McCaffrey, Oliver Jones and Witold Henisz • Nov. 21, 2024 -
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OpinionEnsuring leadership protection with D&O insurance: Action items for CFOs
In today’s high-risk corporate environment, it's crucial for CFOs to understand their directors and officers insurance policy to best protect the leadership team and board.
By Will Walker • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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Record high of $3.2B in fraud hits lending market: TransUnion
Generative AI's ability to create synthetic identities is likely resulting in rising fraud, particularly in the use of credit cards, bank cards and the issuance of U.S. auto loans.
By Adam Zaki • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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Do CFOs take investor activism seriously enough?
Barely half of companies even have a plan of action in case of investor aggression.
By David McCann • Oct. 21, 2024 -
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Sponsored by ARISUrgent call for CFOs: Strengthen operational resilience now or face regulatory and cybersecurity fallout
CFOs must integrate operational resilience into broader risk management strategies, here's why.
Oct. 21, 2024 -
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Many companies clueless about payment fraud, report claims
Twenty-two percent of finance professionals said their organization has already been targeted by AI-driven deepfake or executive impersonation attacks.
By David McCann • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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Costs for data breaches jump by 10% in 2024: report
“Having customers absorb these costs can be problematic in a competitive market already facing pricing pressures from inflation.”
By David McCann • July 30, 2024 -
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Top people risk for 2024: health costs
“Risk management now requires a wider ecosystem view that identifies and addresses issues ... and takes account of the wider communities in which a business operates.”
By David McCann • June 5, 2024 -
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The CFO’s changing role: problem-solving, tech and leadership — report
CFOs are prioritizing finance strategy to manage growing responsibilities and ensure long-term scalability and resilience.
By Andy Burt • May 23, 2024 -
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Company defrauded by ‘deepfake’ CFO identified as engineering group Arup
Arup “notified the police about an incident of fraud in Hong Kong,” confirming “that fake voices and images were used,” according to the company.
By Andy Burt • May 17, 2024 -
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CFO crimes, litigation, financial control failures, ethics violations and more
A collection of stories on CFOs who are in litigation, have failed to adhere to the law or failed ethics class.
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Port of Baltimore Halts Vessel Traffic After Bridge Collapse
While the port is still processing trucks, the loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will disrupt port operations for some time.
By Colin Campbell • March 26, 2024 -
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Political Risk Rises as Countries Clamp Down
Governments are thinking less globally and making things tougher for businesses.
By David McCann • March 21, 2024 -
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Supply Chain Mistake Part of Lordstown Motors SEC Case
Lordstown misrepresented its timeline for delivering the Endurance electric pickup truck by failing to account for production delays due to parts problems, the SEC said.
By Vincent Ryan • March 1, 2024 -
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Cloud Intrusions Spiked 75% in 2023, CrowdStrike Says
The majority of cloud intrusions directly attributed to a threat actor last year were financially motivated.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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OpinionNavigating the Governance of Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience
No matter how secure a company’s defensive cybersecurity preparations are, CFOs must widen the aperture to include cyber resilience.
By Andrea Calise, Colleen Hsia, Kevin S. Schwartz, and Steven A. Cohen • Feb. 22, 2024 -
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Sponsored by MotiveThe hidden hazard: how fraud is impacting fleets’ bottom line
Your business is under attack. Fraud is chipping away at your bottom line. We surveyed 1,000 leaders to find out what’s being done about it. See the results.
By Hemant Banavar • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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27% of Organizations Ban GenAI
Business leaders should take a look at the autonomy they’re granting employees who are using Gen AI tools, suggests new data.
By Adam Zaki • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Finance Employee Defrauded for $25M by Deepfake CFO
The technology was used both to manipulate people's faces as well as voices, according to the Cyber Security and Technology and Crime Bureau in Hong Kong.
By Andy Burt • Feb. 5, 2024
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