Volatile markets, digital disruptions in the risk landscape, growing cyber-attacks, and the ever-escalating war for talent are just a few significant risk drivers on the minds of boards of directors and executives today, according to a comprehensive 113-page report, “Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2020,” recently published by consulting firm Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s Enterprise Risk Management Initiative.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...