Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Flash Report March 4, 2021 Microsoft Discovers Multiple Zero-Day Exploits Being Used to Attack Exchange Servers On-Premises Exchange Servers and All Hybrid Systems Impacted On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Microsoft released four out-of-cycle security updates for on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers to address vulnerabilities that have been exploited in limited and targeted attacks by a previously unknown Chinese espionage group. Upon validating the attacks, Microsoft immediately shared patches of… Insights paper November 27, 2024 Harnessing the future: Protiviti’s research on AI adoption Due in large part to the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), organisations of all types and sizes are implementing, or considering adopting, AI for various business functions and activities — from accounting and finance to cybersecurity, customer experience and more. 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. Newsletter September 12, 2025 Private Equity Insights Q3 2025 In this issue, we explore how AI is reshaping the agenda for today’s business leaders. Drawing on Protiviti’s latest AI Pulse Surveys, we highlight where executives are investing and the challenges they see ahead. We then look at the policy landscape, including the potential impact of Trump’s “America First” AI strategy, before turning to how CFOs are navigating disruption in an AI-driven economy… Client Story June 4, 2024 Offshore Drilling Firm Finds Major Savings Through Source-To-Pay Assessment, Spend Analysis, Category Management Protiviti conducted a complete source-to-pay assessment, from spend analysis and contract management to procurement function governance; implemented a spend analytics platform to conduct analysis to create a sourcing wave plan; implemented a category management function and led sourcing events to drive savings. Client Story July 19, 2023 Finance Transformation Sets Course for Future Success A U.S.-based global skincare company was unable to provide timely financial reporting and performance analytics to its key stakeholders and private equity sponsor. Protiviti partnered with the company’s CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, and key stakeholders to assess and redesign the book close, reporting, and forecasting processes. Newsletter March 14, 2024 Why Boards Should Care More About Geopolitics Than Ever Before Geopolitical risk seems higher than at any point in recent memory. Managing this risk effectively should be a core competency for all businesses — and the board should lead the way.After decades of globalisation shaping the world order, businesses are now forced to accept a new reality. Geopolitical risk is an ever-growing threat with far-reaching potential consequences. This risk arises from a… Survey November 7, 2023 Five Focal Points for Future-Ready CFOs If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. Most of their finance organisations would be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their business planning and analysis (BP… Blogs September 27, 2023 Global banking forecast? Plenty of cloud. Protiviti MDs on accelerating banking transformation By 2025, core banking workload deployment on cloud is expected to be 14% of total IT spend.Banks are grappling with outdated applications; data is siloed and trapped within legacy systems and not accessible for customer insights and tailored experiences and services.Regulatory changes in Australia, the UK and U.S., in GDPR and APRA standards for data privacy and operational resiliency, are also… Client Story February 16, 2023 From legacy systems to cloud-based native microservices: finding success with AWS Successware is an end-to-end business management solution for the home service industry that supports both independent and franchise owners of the three trades brands franchised by affiliates of its parent company, Authority Brands, Inc. Successware Classic is a legacy software system built with Citrix, VDI, and SQL server hosted in a data center. This solution has been in place since the 1990s,… Load More
