BBC Radio 4: World at One
Daniel Ralph, Professor of Operations Research at Cambridge Judge Business School, discussed global risks on the World at One programme. With a new virus spreading from China to other countries, what are the most likely and impactful risks we face…
Insurance Journal: $584 billion at risk from catastrophic events in 2020 according to Cambridge study
A report by the Centre for Risk Studies is quoted in the article. The report looked at the impact of catastrophic events on global GDP and found that “roughly $584 billion could be wiped from the global economy from such…
Only Strategic: Global Risk Index suggests around $584bn could be lost in 2020
Around $584 billion could be wiped off the global economy by catastrophic events in 2020, according to an annual Global Risk Index by the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge. The index measures the potential impact on 279 major…
Vice: Four ways the climate crisis could trigger a 2008-style economic crash
A report on the impact of natural catastrophes on financial markets co-authored at the Centre for Risk Studies, Cambridge Judge Business School, is featured in the article. According to the report, “a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall south of…
Enterprise value at risk
New report on risk management in consumer sectors is launched by the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School in collaboration with the Institute for Risk Management. A new model to assess six types of risk in the…
Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize launch event
Professor Daniel Ralph, Centre for Risk Studies The Centre for Risk Studies is excited to announce the launch of the 2020 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize competition. In conjunction with McKinsey & Company, the Centre runs an annual competition awarding a prize…
Energy Live News: Cyberattacks on London’s power grid ‘could cost £111m a day’
A study on ‘cyber-physical’ attacks on London’s electricity network examines the relationship between economic damage and the number of substations, calculating that the potential impact could cost up to £111 million a day. Lead author Dr Edward Oughton, Research Associate…
The New York Times: What should your city do if it’s hit by ransomware
Dr Jennifer Daffron, Research Associate at the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments about ransomware attacks in the New York Times. She explains that cities are now seen as low-hanging fruit by hackers because of “legacy…
The Risk Prize
Research paper on how Ethiopian Airlines managed expansion risks wins the Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize at the annual summit of the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School. Left to right: Mark Porter, Aly Verjee, Eugenie Regan, Professor Daniel…
Electrical risk
A new study on 'cyber-physical' attacks on London's electricity network examines the relationship between economic damage and the number of substations. In 2015, a "cyber-physical" attack (affecting sensors, computing and communications hardware/software) on the electricity distribution network in Ukraine led…
