Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog May 5, 2021 The Post-Quantum World: A New Protiviti Podcast Series Explores the Exciting New World of Quantum Computing Quantum computing capabilities are exploding, causing disruption and opportunities, but many technology and business leaders don’t understand the impact this technology will have on their business. Protiviti has launched a bi-weekly podcast, The Post-Quantum World, as we discuss hot topics and the business impacts, benefits and threats of this exciting new capability. In each episode, hosted… Blog May 6, 2021 Slow Adoption of Next-Gen Internal Audit Technologies and Skills Poses Risk to Companies, New Protiviti Survey Finds According to Protiviti’s 2021 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey, most of the chief audit executives (CAEs) and senior internal audit leaders surveyed reported that their teams are still in the early stages of, or have yet to embark on, their next-gen internal audit journeys. However, amidst the digital acceleration perpetuated by the COVID-19 pandemic and as internal audit teams face a more… Blog May 11, 2021 Don’t Bore the Board: 5 CISO Hacks for Highly Effective Presentations Several years ago, we invited board members to speak candidly about presentations from company executives. Those free-flowing conversation more than lived up to what was billed as a “Don’t Bore the Board” panel discussion. The panel members’ engaging insights remain instructive to chief information security officers (CISOs) today as security leaders strive to hone their increasingly… Blog May 12, 2021 SEC Guidance on SPAC Warrants: More Than a Financial Statement Consideration On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a staff statement regarding the financial reporting considerations for warrants issued by special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). This new guidance advises that warrants that lack an embedded feature (specifically, those that are options to purchase shares at a predetermined price within a defined time period)… Blog May 14, 2021 Flash Report: President Biden Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Will Impact Federal Agencies and Public and Private Organizations On May 12, President Joe Biden issued the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. This executive order (EO) is the most recent action by the administration to strengthen U.S. national cyber defenses and address cybersecurity threats and attacks that continue to grow in magnitude, impact and frequency. It is intended to protect networks in the federal, public and private… Blog May 18, 2021 There’s a Culture Shift Happening in Medical Device Manufacturing. Are CISOs Ready? There’s a fundamental sea change happening in the medical device security world. Driven by the increasing threats of cyberattacks, corporate competition, and the ever-growing need to protect the massive volumes of valuable patient data, chief information security officers (CISOs) are rethinking how they defend against these evolving challenges.… Blog May 19, 2021 Vulnerability Management for Manufacturers: Don’t Wait for an Event to Trigger a Response; Start Building a Program Today When Verizon released its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) last May, it found 381 of the 3,950 data breaches confirmed in the prior year occurred in manufacturing businesses. Hackers’ motivations were largely financial, although espionage played a part as well. Nearly a quarter of incidents in manufacturing involved ransomware, which is especially damaging to those needing highly… Blog May 20, 2021 E-Commerce Boom Heightens Privacy Risks, Creates Opportunity for Retailers to Enhance Data Practices At no time in history has customer data and privacy protection been a greater concern for consumers, businesses and regulators alike than in the current pandemic environment. The massive shift to online commerce and contactless payments that began in early 2020 spurred by confinement measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has dramatically escalated security and privacy risks associated with… Blog May 26, 2021 Industry Focus: Solving Information Security Challenges in Consumer Products and Retail This blog is part of Protiviti’s CISO Next Initiative. To learn more, visit us. Emerging from an unprecedented year that presented arduous hurdles to overcome, consumer products and retail companies confront a formidable cluster of unique information security challenges. Overcoming these obstacles requires chief information security officers (CISOs) to do more than ply their… Blog June 1, 2021 Human Capital Reporting in a Changing World The COVID-19 pandemic. A new administration in the U.S. with, so far, a markedly different tone than the previous one. The MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting. It would be easy to attribute the emergence of human capital reporting requirement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to a wave of accountability demands in a world rife… Load More
