Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc Blogs July 14, 2023 Smart contracts part 1: What is a smart contract? In recent years, there’s been considerable talk of blockchain and its use cases in the business world. While some of these topics have specific use cases – metaverse, decentralised finance, etc – there is one topic that underpins everything in the blockchain and decentralised space: smart contracts. Smart contracts are behind-the-scenes applications that route data, track changes and settle… Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for human resources teams As chief human resources officers (CHROs) assess near-term and longer-term risks, their sights are set on macroeconomic variables and strategic challenges. These elevated CHRO perspectives closely align with the risk concerns of board members, CEOs, CFOs and other C-suite leaders in our latest annual Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey. Newsletter September 29, 2023 Private Equity Insights Q3 2023 In our latest issue of Private Equity Insights, we offer Protiviti’s latest thinking on ESG issues – specifically, assessing sustainability through an investment and value creation lens. We offer further thoughts on AI (including generative AI) from the board’s and the CFO’s point of view, and we bring the general counsel into the mix through an informative discussion on building legal operations… Whitepaper December 23, 2025 Internal Audit Benchmarks Protiviti and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA) partner to conduct an annual study examining internal audit functions across a wide range of healthcare provider, payer and integrated delivery systems. The results of the study, with 79 organisations participating this year, are split into a two-part publication. The first, Evolving Risk Landscape Refocuses Healthcare Audit… Newsletter July 17, 2024 Private Equity Insights Q2 2024 In this issue of Private Equity Insights, we offer guidance on how private equity can leverage procurement to unlock value and drive performance improvements. We also look at the growing role of AI in finance and how the board can sharpen its focus on M&A due diligence. Other topics include the board’s role in talent management and the results of our latest VISION survey on the future of… Podcast January 8, 2025 Podcast | Running Classical Binaries on Qubits — with Horizon Quantum Most applications businesses rely on are complex, with subroutines, loops, etc. Is it possible to run a binary like this on a quantum computer? Not quite, but one company has a tool that identifies portions of code where quantum computing circuits could make a difference and then manages the necessary handoffs. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis as he discusses the future of running programs on… Whitepaper December 9, 2022 Six Pillars to Optimise Your Cloud With digital transformation remaining a top priority for organisations across industries, business and IT leaders around the world continue to work toward optimising their value extraction of cloud-based technologies and infrastructure. While the myriad operational benefits may be well known, many businesses are learning that cloud optimisation is a process of maturation that occurs over time.… Flash Report April 11, 2024 The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024: Could this framework become the data privacy panacea? On April 8, 2024, U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced the American Privacy Rights Act. This act aims to establish a comprehensive set of rules that govern the usage of citizens' data. The bipartisan draft legislation seeks to create a national standard for data privacy and security, addressing the unregulated sale of online data.… In Focus July 25, 2025 Trump’s ‘America-First‘ AI Action Plan will accelerate innovation. Ready? On July 23, the Trump administration outlined its comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) strategy that it says will secure global leadership, boost economic growth, ensure national security, and promote American values. America’s AI Action Plan was outlined in a 28-page report, and a trio of executive orders aimed to fast track construction of comprehensive data centers, promote the export of… Blogs February 9, 2026 Navigating CMMC Compliance Requirements with Microsoft For organisations doing business with the United States’ Department of Defence (DoD), the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a hot topic of conversation. CMMC ensures that Department of Defence (DoD) contractors and subcontractors implement robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive information, like Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract… Load More
