Author: James Bone

Executive Director & Principal Cognitive Risk Consultant, TheGRCBlueBook & Global Compliance Associates, LLC Drawing on over 25 years in Enterprise Risk and Behavioral Economics, James is an expert in the delivery of innovative risk and compliance solutions to public, private and international organizations in the financial services sector. James is a Lecturer in Enterprise Risk Management at Columbia University and has served in a variety of Risk Management roles for organizations like the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Freddie Mac, Fidelity and Merrill Lynch. As a Corporate Officer and the Senior Vice President for Risk and Compliance for Fidelity Cash Management, James invented the operational risk and compliance department that developed the first Loss Database for operational risk events, streamlined the SOX metrics for internal controls over financial reporting, and created forward looking reporting using quantitative metrics into an innovative index of operational and compliance risk measures. In addition to being a leader in the Enterprise Risk space, James also holds college records in Basketball as the all-time leading rebounder with 1,096, and the only player in Drury history to garner more than 1,000 rebounds. And he can shoot too. Three members of the Drury ’79 championship team are ranked in the top six on the all-time scoring list, including James with 1,920 career points. James has been inducted into the Drury Basketball Hall of Fame. James earned his BA in Accounting and Economics from Drury and his Masters in Corporate Planning from Boston University. James also serves on multiple boards including the Drury Board of Trustees and the Board of the University of South Florida Business School.

Neuromarketing for Cybersecurity Vendors

Unlock the power of neuromarketing in cybersecurity. Understand buyer psychology to stand out and influence decisions in a crowded market.

Rational Marketing in Cybersecurity

Intro An interesting piece by James Bone for which we are, as always grateful – James has an active mind and is constantly trying to satisfy his intellectual curiosity – the key takeaway for marketers from the dilemma of choice faced by their prospect personas from my point of view is an invitation to add […]

Human-Centered Cybersecurity Part 2: Zero Trust

There is a saying in cybersecurity that the human element is the greatest vulnerability, but that statement does not provide context for the scope of the opportunity to leverage the human element to mitigate cyber risk. Information security officers have begun to adopt the language of risk management in response to the growing threat. One […]

Human-Centered Cybersecurity Part 1: Cyber Paradox

To say that cybersecurity has gotten confusing and complicated is an understatement, yet many of the debates about information security have been ongoing for more than 30 years. Many of the debates have centered around semantics, education, compliance, security posture & practice, risk management and technology. Technology and compliance have advanced more rapidly than the […]

Enterprise Risk Management: A Branch of Organizational Behavioral Science

This is the first study of risk performance of board risk committees and enterprise-wide risk management. The study opens the “black box” of risk management at the board governance level and reveals new findings and surprising insights into improving board governance and the ERM risk function. Read the Full Report Here 2020 has become one of […]

Artificial Intelligence meets Cybersecurity

Opportunities and Challenges The development of artificial intelligence has become a national strategic imperative for countries as diverse as China, Russia, UK, US, France, Canada, and thirteen other countries. Likewise, the market for artificial intelligence software automation is expected to grow substantially in the next 5 years. Estimates are the use of artificial intelligence will grow from approximately $10 billion in 2019 […]