The risks that worry us

What keeps you up at night? These are the biggest risks facing our world in 2019. Top world leaders were surveyed for the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report. Environmental threats dominate the list for the third year in row – both in terms of impact and likelihood.

Of all risks, it is in relation to the environment that the world is most clearly sleepwalking into catastrophe,” the report warns.  What are the Top 10 biggest ?  The report offers a unique perspective on the threats facing our world, by looking at not only those that are most likely, but also those that would have the biggest impact.  Check out #4:

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What worries IT leaders?

When KnowBe4 recently asked IT leaders specifically what kept them up at night, specifically the level of concern for attack types, the above data was confirmed because the the Top 3 were:

  1. Data Breaches
  2. Credentials Compromise
  3. Ransomware

Full article at WeForum: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/these-are-the-biggest-risks-facing-our-world-in-2019/.

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