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1.  ''Security - cyber crime - confidentiality''.
(CGS).  


To weaken, expose to risk or threat, or breach confidentiality.
A former UK Treasury scheme under which banks and other financial institutions could obtain credit insurance effectively backed by the government, in return for a fee (designed to be calculated on a full commercial basis).


The CGS was launched in 2008 with the aim of making it easier for financial institutions to borrow money. 


:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Huge range of cybercrime'''''</span>
The CGS closed in 2012.


:"Fraudsters go for easy targets. If there are obvious weak spots in a company's digital security, they will exploit them.


:There is a huge range of types of cybercrime, ranging from attempts to compromise an entire business's operations, to simple scams aimed at exploiting the vulnerability of customers and staff."
(The former CGS should not be confused with the UK [[Export Credits Guarantee Department]], which relates to ''exports'' from the UK.)
 
:''Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity - the Treasurer's Wiki.''
 
 
2.  ''Agreement - settlement - concession''.
 
To reach a settlement or agreed position, usually following discussion or negotiation, and concessions by each of the parties to the settlement or agreement.
 
 
3.  ''Noun''.
 
The act - or the result - of compromising.
 
 
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Working capital management is a compromise'''''</span>
 
:"As a result, the management of working capital is essentially a compromise between levels high enough for smooth commercial operation and safeguarding reputation, and levels low enough to be financially efficient."
 
:''Working capital management - the Treasurer's Wiki.''




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Balance]]
* [[Business email compromise]]
* [[Confidentiality]]
* [[Credential compromise]]
* [[Cybercrime]]
* [[Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity]]
* [[Cyber security: protecting your business and your clients]]
* [[Dynamic balance]]
* [[Reputational risk]]
* [[Strong Customer Authentication]]
* [[Transaction risk analysis]]
* [[Two-factor authentication]]
* [[Working capital management]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
* [[Asset purchase facility]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
* [[Export Credits Guarantee Department]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Liquidity_management]]

Revision as of 15:06, 14 January 2016

(CGS).

A former UK Treasury scheme under which banks and other financial institutions could obtain credit insurance effectively backed by the government, in return for a fee (designed to be calculated on a full commercial basis).

The CGS was launched in 2008 with the aim of making it easier for financial institutions to borrow money.

The CGS closed in 2012.


(The former CGS should not be confused with the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department, which relates to exports from the UK.)


See also