Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey November 7, 2023 What Boards Need to Know About the CFO’s Changing Priorities As board members engage with CFOs, they should keep in mind that CFO priorities increasingly overlap with the company’s top strategic goals and risks. Case in point: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurement rate as the CFO’s topmost priority in Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey. Further evidence of this trend lies in the fact that a majority of finance… Newsletter February 14, 2021 The Top Risks in 2021: A Global Perspective Our global survey of C-level executives and directors about macroeconomic, strategic and operational risks highlights the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, digital technology, talent and organisational resiliency on the risk landscape over the near term.[1] Our survey captures insights from 1,081 C-level executives and directors, 39% of whom represent companies based in North… Whitepaper April 28, 2022 Agile Risk Management - Navigating Changing Dynamics Including results of Protiviti’s large financial institution survey on business control functions An organisation’s overall risk governance framework and the resulting interaction across the three lines of defense are critical to business success. The first line’s main objective is to understand applicable risks and controls and ultimately drive growth through customer engagement. The second and… 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… Newsletter October 18, 2021 Is Your Company Part of the Energy Revolution? Informed organisations in all industries are establishing carbon emissions reduction and net-zero carbon emissions targets. Directors’ conversations on strategy have an important role in businesses’ energy transformations. Energy consumption is a priority. The introduction of renewables continues as costs decline. The percentage of electricity consumed through non-fossil fuel sources — solar,… Podcast August 30, 2021 Podcast - Future of Transaction Monitoring: Chasing The Holy Grail The current and future state of suspicious activity monitoring and reporting is being transformed by technology and the use of data, analytics and robotics. In this episode, Mark Highton – Managing Director leading Protiviti’s Financial Crimes Consulting practice, interviews Vishal Ranjane - Head of Global AML Strategies, Solutions and Transformation at TD Bank, and Seth Twery - VP of Client… Flash Report November 9, 2021 U.S. Department of Defense Updates Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements: CMMC 2.0 On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD or Department) published a proposed update to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and defined a path forward that has Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors eager to understand impacts to their business and anticipated next steps in the evolution of the CMMC program. In addition to simplifying and consolidating the… Whitepaper September 16, 2020 Strategies for Reducing Retail Shrink During Challenging Times Shrink has long represented a significant challenge for retailers. Unfortunately, during a time of tightening margins and declining sales, the issue shows no signs of withering away. According to the 2020 National Retail Security Survey of the National Retail Federation (NRF), shrink is at an all-time high. In 2019, it accounted for an average rate of 1.62% of inventory, calculated at retail,… Whitepaper June 8, 2020 Gaining Shelter From the Storm – A Technology Labor Model Tailor-Made to Manage Crises This article addresses both the challenges CIOs and technology leaders experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and how companies and their technology functions responded to it. We learned that the organisations and their stakeholders most likely to shape their narratives in a positive direction were those who understood and leveraged the benefits of the new technology labor model that supports a… Newsletter April 17, 2020 COVID-19: Paradigm Shift in the Boardroom The global COVID-19 pandemic is a different experience from other catastrophic events like the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. It is spawning new thinking in all quarters, especially in boardrooms. It’s been several weeks since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) truly captured everyone’s attention across the globe. But with new developments almost hourly,… Load More
