Threatscape

44 leading experts on ocean circulation have written an Open Letter to the Nordic Council of Ministers highlighting the very real risks of severe impacts from a warming climate induced change to the circulation of the AMOC (the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation).

The water crisis puts at risk more than half of the world’s food production by 2050. It also threatens an 8% loss of GDP in countries around the world on average by 2050, with as much as a 15% loss in lower-income countries, and even larger economic consequences beyond.

As has been the case for the last five quarters, CFOs say that geopolitical developments represent the greatest external risk to their businesses

AXA has published the eleventh edition of its Future Risks Report. This year, more than 23,000 respondents from a double panel of experts and the general population in over 50 countries (Europe, America, Asia-Pacific) expressed their perception of risk.

BlackBerry Limited has released new research highlighting the mounting pressure on software engineers and developers to balance rapid innovation with safety and security.

China, India and the US have been rated as facing the highest level of water security challenges alongside relatively limited progress towards solutions in a new analysis published by BSI and Waterwise.

HP has issued its latest Threat Insights Report revealing how attackers are using generative AI to help write malicious code.

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors’ new Risk in Focus 2025 report tracks the risks facing organizations across 20 European countries. It is based on a survey of 985 chief internal auditors.

A survey by SolarWinds of 700 IT professionals reveals that security tops the list of AI concerns, with nearly three-quarters (72%) emphasising the need for measures to secure infrastructure.

Leaders from the US National Security Council and the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy recently convened a mpox roundtable.