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    Do the Math: Using Data to Make Informed Risk Management Decisions
    The concept of achieving effective data-driven risk management may sound intimidating, but ultimately, it’s about organizations trying to make well-informed business decisions using their available data and subject matter expertise. Unfortunately, many of the ways that organizations measure and execute against risk fail to quantify and frame the risk challenges in a way that decision makers can…
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    Getting Ready for the Threat of Cyber Warfare
    The following is excerpted from a Protiviti Flash Report issued on January 7, 2020 and is also posted on The Protiviti View. On January 4, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin describing current developments and general trends regarding the terrorist threat posed by nation-state cyber warfare programs. According to…
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    Breaches are Inevitable: Adding Resiliency to Your PAM Program
    When it comes to cybersecurity and privileged access management (PAM), we have some bad news, and we have some good news. “Breaches are inevitable” is the bad news. But the good news is that adding resiliency to PAM programs can, and will, make a significant difference in an organization’s risk posture. In a recent webinar on this topic, we focused on how cyber resiliency gives organizations the…
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    CCPA Update, FAQ and CCPA 2.0
    In a recent news briefing, the California Attorney General (AG) gave insight on two topics regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect on January 1. A question frequently asked is whether an organization has to include the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” button or link on the business’ homepage? Furthermore, the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, colloquially…
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    Operational Resilience – Protecting Against Extreme and Adverse Events
    When extreme events happen, it’s major news. And likely, we all find ourselves thinking, “Thank God it’s not us.” This time. We all remember the 2017 nightmare scenario shipping giant Maersk endured when it was infected with the NotPetya virus, essentially bringing the company’s infrastructure and technology to a complete halt. Forty thousand end-user devices, 4,500 servers and 2,500 applications…
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    Central Finance: Exciting Improvements to the Latest Release – 1909
    Central Finance (CFIN) powered by SAP S/4HANA 1909 provides businesses with the ability to drive transformation beyond just a centralized reporting system. Central Finance is evolving from financial harmonization and consolidation to add additional tangible benefits for businesses including central payments, centralized receivable management, centralized procurement with Ariba and group reporting…
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    Lightning Strikes. Clients Win.
    Lightning Web Components was a hot topic at Salesforce's annual Dreamforce conference and continues to be top of mind with clients. Companies at varying stages in their Salesforce journey -- from rookies to experienced users -- are looking to optimize and modernize their existing Salesforce solutions with its latest technologies, in order to keep meeting and exceeding their business and…
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    Simplify Cloud Accounting to Deliver Perfect Harmony
    We see the dissonance all the time. Organizations struggle to get their IT and accounting teams working together and IT’s desire to introduce cloud computing to the mix can often strike a flat note. Fortunately, harmony can be achieved in just three simple steps. On its face, “moving to the cloud” seems like a simple enough term. Yet, as we will see, the term “cloud” carries a lot of meanings.…
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    A Closer Look: Proposed Text of CCPA Regulations from California AG
    On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General released proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), introducing some new requirements that were not originally included in the CCPA. The regulations are divided into seven articles, which we discussed in an earlier blog here. In this post, we will undertake a comprehensive review of the proposed regulations and identify…
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    Gender Diversity Can Aid Cybersecurity: CISO Panel Suggests Keys to Greater Female Participation
    It’s no secret that the current skills shortage is especially acute in the area of cybersecurity. A 2018 study by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)², reported a shortage of nearly 3 million cybersecurity professionals globally, including a gap of roughly 500,000 trained staff in North America alone. And CIO/CTO respondents to Protiviti’s latest…
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