Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs April 16, 2024 Why is data quality always an afterthought? For probably the umpteenth time, we use the term ‘garbage in, garbage out’ when we summarise problems with data quality. It has indeed become a cliché. Various industry studies have uncovered the high cost of bad data, and it’s estimated that poor data quality costs organisations an average of $12 million yearly. Data teams waste 40% of their time troubleshooting data downtime, even at mature… Podcast June 11, 2025 Podcast | A Global Quantum Computing Forecast — with QED-C Quantum computing and sensing are emerging markets, but they are already worth well over a billion dollars. How is growth looking? Some trends may surprise you, including a shift to on-prem quantum computers. Has AI really stolen quantum’s thunder, or is it about to synergistically help our industry and qubit counts grow? Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a wide-ranging chat with Celia… Blogs May 17, 2024 Developing a security function during a CISO’s first 100 days These turbulent times of evolving threats and rising personal responsibility considerations for cybersecurity leaders make the CISO role a challenging but rewarding position. The CISO must contend with an increasing sophistication of attacks, potential geopolitical adversaries and the material impact cybersecurity can have on organisational value. Whether it’s a new CISO or a seasoned… Blogs July 31, 2023 Cyber risk quantification for chaos management The most important use of any risk assessment tool is that it must contribute to better decision making on how to manage individual risks. Whether that is treating and reducing risk, or accepting that risk exists, risk management activities must ultimately help management make better decisions. Executives and risk management leaders, though, are increasingly faced with risk decisions they have… Blogs July 16, 2024 Protiviti-Oxford survey: Most global execs have concerns about government’s impact on business In 2024, global business leaders have plenty to worry about, including how government actions may impact their bottom-line business performance. In a global Future of Government survey conducted by Protiviti and the University of Oxford, the overwhelming majority of executives—97%—say they have some level of concern about the ability of the government to impact their business over the next decade… Client Story August 19, 2025 Innovative Data Visualisation Tool Transforms Microsoft Tax Department’s Complex Internal Processes Microsoft’s tax department, which serves the many legal entities across this large global organisation, was at a pivotal moment. While it was effectively meeting the needs of those internal entities, the group recognised their processes were largely manual and particularly inefficient. The team wanted to transform itself to drive efficiencies, both within the department and across the larger… Video December 21, 2024 Video | Protiviti Legal Perspectives With Managing Director Melissa Cohen In the latest episode of Protiviti Legal Perspectives, host Chad Volkert, Global Solutions leader at Protiviti, sits down with Melissa Cohen, a managing director in Protiviti’s Legal Consulting practice, to explore the intricacies of managing internal fraud investigations and proactive risk management. With nearly two decades of experience in forensic accounting and financial investigations,… Blogs July 4, 2023 Top 10 reasons for technology modernisation Business and IT leaders can articulate business cases for modernisation efforts by linking them to key value drivers that modernisation efforts are known to deliver. The strongest business cases cite multiple benefits, and it isn’t unusual for application modernisation projects to add value in three or more related categories of benefit. The modernisation drivers listed below are synergistic: it… Survey July 11, 2023 The Innovation vs. technical debt tug of war Australian technology executives recognise that innovation is the name of the game in today’s global market. However, when compared to other regions, Australia is not as far advanced in having its strategy in place or adopting certain technologies. The challenges faced by Australian technology executives are framed by some slightly different priorities in security risks, architectural… Survey April 17, 2025 Insurance risk insights According to findings from Protiviti’s latest Top Risks survey, results from the insurance industry reflect a higher level of concern about the risk environment than the general population of survey respondents. But insurers’ concern levels dropped significantly from previous years’ surveys. Where the top concern last year earned a 6.42 score from insurance respondents, this year’s score was just… Load More
