Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper September 3, 2021 SOX Compliance and the Promise of Technology and Automation Assessing the results of Protiviti’s 2021 SOX Compliance Survey within the energy and utilities industries It’s been more than a year since a historic global pandemic changed the way companies operate in the near-term and very likely for the long-term future. We can see the impact on numerous fronts — including the costs for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities. And for certain companies, the… Blogs April 13, 2021 IT Audit’s Perspectives on the Top Technology Risks in Energy & Utilities for 2021 Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data and Resilience Dominate the Top Technology Challenges for Energy and Utilities Organisations. Podcast June 23, 2020 Podcast - CFO Perspectives on SOX Compliance (14 min.) Protiviti Managing Directors Christopher Wright and Charles Soranno offer a CFO and finance perspective on Protiviti’s 2020 SOX Compliance Survey results. Flash Report October 9, 2020 PCAOB Issues Staff Update and Preview of 2019 Inspection Observations On October 8, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) published its Staff Update and Preview of 2019 Inspection Observations. In 2019, the PCAOB inspected approximately 175 audit firms and reviewed portions of roughly 710 public company audits in the United States and abroad. Through the inspections, the board identified potential areas of improvement for all firms and good… Whitepaper December 14, 2020 Adjusting Internal Audit Priorities in Healthcare Organisations Pre-COVID-19 Survey Results and Current Audit Planning Considerations Next-Generation Internal Audit in Healthcare: It’s Time to Ride the Wave of Transformation and Innovation The COVID-19 pandemic has brought massive waves of disruption and unique challenges to the healthcare industry. These waves have driven healthcare delivery organisations to find more innovative means to treat… Podcast Transcript June 23, 2020 Transcript | CFO Perspectives on SOX Compliance (14 min.) Protiviti Managing Directors Christopher Wright and Charles Soranno offer a CFO and finance perspective on Protiviti’s 2020 SOX Compliance Survey results. Flash Report June 3, 2022 SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Enhancements: They’re Coming, in One Form or Another Three months ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s view is that cybersecurity threats and incidents pose an ongoing threat to public companies, investors and… In Focus July 19, 2024 SEC rebuked in SolarWinds decision. What does it mean? U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer has dismissed most of the charges made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against software company and 2020 cyberattack victim SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Tim Brown. In its original lawsuit, filed in October 2023, the SEC alleged that SolarWinds had defrauded investors by concealing security weaknesses in its… Survey October 1, 2024 CFOs Address a Data Security and Privacy Triple Threat CFOs prioritise addressing the trifecta of data security and privacy threats due to rising cyber warfare, extortion risks, and stringent regulatory requirements. Podcast March 23, 2022 Podcast | Quantum Machine Learning Using PennyLane with Xanadu Quantum machine learning, or QML, is one of the three major application categories for quantum computing, along with optimisation and simulation. As we’re working with customers at Protiviti to find advantageous use cases in QML, we rely daily on a tool called PennyLane from Xanadu. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis, and special cohost Emily Stamm, for a chat with Nathan Killoran from Xanadu to… Load More