Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Risk Realities and Enterprise Risk Management in 2020 Uncertainty and opportunity are two familiar bywords of the digital age. An ever-changing and disruptive marketplace provides an abundance of opportunities, but it also creates proliferating risks which can upend any organization whether it chooses to pursue those opportunities or not. And that is what’s especially fascinating about the digital age: There is risk to taking decisive action to… Blog Yes, That Information Is at Risk: Pressure Rising for Oil and Gas Companies to Protect Data Oil and gas companies collect, work with and store a wide range of sensitive business data in the course of everyday business. However, they don’t always consider just how much malicious hackers, company insiders, nation-states and other bad actors value that data. As a result, they don’t prioritize developing a data protection program or create one that is comprehensive enough. Depending on… Blog Moving Finance to the Cloud: What Finance Leaders Need to Know As cloud technology matures, an increasing number of companies are migrating financial functions away from on-premise systems. In our most recent Finance Trends survey, more than half (58%) of the respondents said that they plan to increase their spending on cloud applications in 2020 — indicating that they either have already migrated and or are planning to do so this year. The movement of… Blog Major Security Vulnerabilities Could Expose Thousands of IoT Devices to Cyberattacks (Flash Report) IoT Vulnerabilities on the Rise A recently discovered set of Bluetooth-related vulnerabilities could mean thousands of IoT devices are vulnerable to attack and could experience deadlocks, crashes, buffer overflows and bypass of certain security settings. Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design uncovered a set of 12 vulnerabilities affecting seven major system-on-a-chip… Blog Further Measures From the Bank of England to Support LIBOR Transition In what has become a steady stream of advisories from regulators globally about the financial institution’s preparedness for LIBOR transition, the Bank of England (the Bank), on February 26, announced further measures designed to “turbo-charge sterling LIBOR transition” in a speech by Andrew Hauser, Executive Director of Markets at the Bank. The Bank recognises the progress made in 2019,… Blog SEC on Cyber Risk Assessments: Show Us the Cost of Your Loss Last week, an important Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Interpretive Guidance, which we analyzed in a Protiviti Flash Report, set the bar for corporate cybersecurity risk assessments. One particular aspect of the new guidance relating to how companies conduct risk assessments and report on cybersecurity risks is the need to understand “the range and magnitude of the financial impacts” of… Blog It Is Time to Bring Order to the M&D Lease Universe Public company accounting departments closing the books on 2017 may find it difficult to take a breath. Fresh from filing their 10-K and finalizing their preparation for the FASB’s new revenue recognition standard (ASC 606) effective in 2018, it is time to prepare for a new lease accounting standard (ASC 842). The new standard goes into effect for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018… Blog 2018 Audit Committee Agenda Continued: Corporate Culture Internal auditors often talk about the “tone at the top” — the idea that corporate culture begins with the example set by senior management. But while conduct at the top is where it all starts, it does not end there. An increasing number of companies are beginning to realize that if the tone in the middle is not aligned with the tone at the top, there could be serious risks lurking within the… Blog Simplifying the Modeling Challenges in PPNR As a crucial part of capital planning, Pre-Provision Net Revenue (PPNR) modeling has been under the spotlight for careful review and scrutiny from the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) since 2012 for the annual Comprehensive Capital Assessment and Review (CCAR) submission. Although bank holding companies (BHCs) have become better equipped at utilizing PPNR models for capital planning purposes in recent… Blog Focus on Culture: How Culture Assessments Can Support the Audit Committee’s Agenda In an earlier post, I discussed corporate culture as one of the items Protiviti recommends audit committees focus on as they shape their agendas for 2018. I want to follow up with some suggestions on how organizations might include a culture assessment in their plans for the year. There are several different ways to approach a culture assessment. The internal audit functions of some… Load More
