Dire threats dominate the news: terrorism and war, natural and man-made disasters, avian flu and other potential pandemics; the list goes on and on. How we as individuals deal with this deluge of worries is a private matter, but as businesspeople our decisions have far-reaching impact and should not be left to fancy or fate. Quite simply: too much is at stake. The question is how to separate the real dangers from the imagined.

To provide an antidote to the hype and resultant confusion, Deloitte & Touche LLP has released a new whitepaper, "Risk Intelligence in the Age of Global Uncertainty." Among the recommendations contained in this second title on Risk Intelligence, Deloitte & Touche LLP suggests that companies concentrate less on the cause and more on the impact of a major disruptive event. That’s because, while an enormous number of potential threats exist, a much smaller range of effects can result.

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