Risk Management

Fighting Back Fast: Artificial Intelligence Comes to Cybersecurity

Recently, more than $240,000 was stolen by someone pretending to be an executive at a British energy company. This event does not seem all that…

Don Philmlee January 13, 2020

U.S. Casino Group’s Updates to Anti-Money Laundering Guide Include Mobile Gaming, Sports & Marijuana

A U.S. casino industry group this month updated its guidance on anti-money laundering (AML) obligations to take account of developments that include the expansion of…

Brett Wolf January 02, 2020

New Report Asks if Banks Are Really Ready for Legal Marijuana

As marijuana becomes more accepted as both a medical and recreational option and more U.S. states legalize or consider legalization of marijuana, the federal government,…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 22, 2019

Accountability Gets Personal: A TRRI Special Report

“If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail” —Proverb December is the last step in the dance for the sector-by-sector roll-out to solo regulated…

Susannah Hammond November 20, 2019

Migrant Smuggling: What Financial Institutions Need to Know

The disturbing headline of 39 migrants found dead in a refrigerated truck in Essex, England is just the latest story of migrant smuggling that resulted…

Alison Jimenez November 15, 2019

Forum Magazine: The Perils of Ransomware Attacks — Good and Better Practice

All things cyber — whether risk, attack, crime or resilience — are never far from the headlines as companies of all shapes and sizes around…

Susannah Hammond November 14, 2019

Criminal Actors Beware: Healthcare Provider Enrollment Rules Just Got More Stringent & Penalties Much Higher

In the fight against healthcare fraud, the federal government is stepping it up — in a major way. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…

Melissa D. Berry October 14, 2019

Shedding Some Light on the Dark Web for Legal Researchers

To many people, the Dark Web means the shadowy part of the Internet where drug dealers, gun runners, child pornographers, and white supremacists go to…

Don MacLeod October 08, 2019

In the Quest for the Perfect SAR, Balance May be Better

Anti-money laundering (AML) practitioners can barely go a week without receiving an invitation to a presentation promising how to create the “perfect” Suspicious Activity Report…

Michael Schidlow September 20, 2019

The 4th Annual Government Day: The Reality & Skepticism of Innovation & Blockchain

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Government sector strives to ramp up its efforts to more widely integrate cutting edge technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the…

Joseph Raczynski September 19, 2019

The 4th Annual Thomson Reuters Government Conference: How Will the U.S. Government Adapt to Emerging Technologies in Transportation?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — So-called “robot cars” are not going to take over the roads and steal everybody’s jobs. That is the first thing Gail Gottehrer,…

Gina Jurva September 06, 2019

Marijuana, Hemp & CBD-Related Businesses: It’s Complicated: Part 2

In a new two-part blog series, “Marijuana, Hemp & CBD-Related Businesses: It’s Complicated”, we will examine how financial institutions are trying to sort through various…

Gina Jurva September 04, 2019