Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs July 14, 2023 Smart contracts part 1: What is a smart contract? In recent years, there’s been considerable talk of blockchain and its use cases in the business world. While some of these topics have specific use cases – metaverse, decentralised finance, etc – there is one topic that underpins everything in the blockchain and decentralised space: smart contracts. Smart contracts are behind-the-scenes applications that route data, track changes and settle… Whitepaper August 12, 2021 Building a Comprehensive Data Privacy Programme: Four Actionable Steps for Technology Companies Introduction Most technology companies today understand that ensuring data privacy and protection is an imperative for their business; however, few manage this process well or even invest enough resources in that effort. As governments and consumers around the world continue to raise their expectations of how technology businesses should handle and process private and sensitive data,… Blogs December 16, 2022 Are Citizen Developers the New Intrapreneurial Corporate IT Team? This blog post was authored by Kim Bozzella, Managing Director, Global Lead - Technology Consulting on The Technology Insights Blog. Consider this business colleague: She never studied IT but was great at Excel. Then she discovered macros, which piqued her interest to do even more. Now she’s regularly using data visualisations for decision-making. It’s likely that citizen developers are… Whitepaper July 22, 2021 The adoption of "Zero Trust" The future of organisations will be built on the ability to work securely from anywhere, using any device at any time. This was made clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced millions of workers to work from home using company-owned or personal devices. As the velocity and persistence of cybersecurity attacks increase daily and digital transformation continues to be a priority for… Infographic May 1, 2024 Infographic | TMT Finance Leaders’ Top Priorities As technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies navigate challenges and work to build resilience against disruptions, they are calling on their finance leaders to be change agents across a wide range of business areas. Newsletter October 17, 2023 Freedom to Fail: Risk Appetite for Innovation The manner that failure is embraced instead of feared in a business can improve the way the company evolves and responds to new market opportunities. Podcast November 27, 2023 Risky Women Podcast | Strategic Risk Kimberly Dickerson, Executive Vice President - Global Head of Operations and Technology at Protiviti, speaks with Star McDade, Senior Vice President, Audit Services - Staff Agencies, Analytics & Insurance (SA&I) at USAA, about confronting stereotypes by demonstrating the positive influence of risk and assurance professionals, overcoming the challenges in the transformation of auditing… Newsletter May 13, 2021 Quantum Computing: Why The Board Should Care There is a growing interest across the world in the feasibility of quantum computing and when it will finally become a reality in business. And that’s for good reason. Quantum would enable problem-solving capabilities to address simulations and complicated optimisation questions involving a formidable number of variables and potential outcomes at amazing speeds not attainable with conventional… Whitepaper May 21, 2020 Enterprise & Market Resilience Middle East Forum (Session 5): Unlocking Value from Data - A Financial Services Perspective At Protiviti, we believe there is tremendous value to be gained in collaborating and learning from each other – more so during these challenging times. Hearing new and alternate perspectives can help us challenge our own points of view, enhance resilience and provide us with the much needed assurance as we taken critical decisions. Over 200 business leaders and financial services… Blogs December 5, 2024 Low-code applications yield high value, big change in less time The urgent need to develop a successful competitive strategy and align your supply chain to it has become apparent in recent years. So why haven’t successful implementations of enterprise technology systems kept pace to support this critical need? The issue is that many of the core characteristics of enterprise applications – complex configurations, lengthy implementations, extensive testing and… Load More
