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    May 5, 2023
    Intel is preparing to build its first quantum dot processor. But you don’t have to wait to try your hand at writing code for it. Thanks to the Intel Quantum SDK, you can access the support system and software stack for this future chip via simulators today. Prepare to run algorithms on a bleeding-edge platform in this episode of The Post-Quantum World. I’m your host, Konstantinos Karagiannis. I…
  • Video

    June 23, 2023
    A new and dramatic approach to regulating big technology firms is coming into force across the European Union. The Digital Services Act (DSA), which the European Council signed into law on September 15, 2022, aims to protect the digital space against the spread of illegal content, particularly on social networks, content sharing platforms and e-commerce sites. The countdown has begun for…
  • Blogs

    January 11, 2023
    Five years ago, we wrote a post called “The 8 Character Password is Dead,” which was an in-depth look at password cracking in 2017 and how eight-character passwords do not adequately protect organisations. In that analysis, we broke down the math and how quickly hardware purchased for under $5,000 could make an eight-character length irrelevant. Unfortunately, in just five years’ time, the…
  • Survey

    October 27, 2020
    The Payments Services Act (PSA) has now been in force for several years, and many firms have received their licences, while others are still in the process of obtaining them. Whether already licensed or still awaiting in-principle or final approval, the challenges for firms are the mandatory obligations under the the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Payment Services Act with which they…
  • Client Story

    July 24, 2022
    Smaller firms can’t afford to be heavily dependent on technical consultants or bound to a portfolio of siloed applications that don’t provide the ability to track data. Recently, the visionary leader of a healthcare professional association freed her business from these dilemmas. But the flexibility and strength her small team stood to gain from their digital transformation initiative were…
  • Podcast

    September 12, 2023
    In this episode, we dive into SOX compliance – specifically, the findings of and key takeaways from Protiviti’s latest Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey. The results of our research are featured in our just-released report, The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates.The 2024 - Empowering the progress of SOX innovation is out now. Read now.…
  • Blogs

    July 14, 2023
    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…
  • Video

    December 21, 2024
    In this episode of Protiviti Legal Perspectives, host Chad Volkert, Global Solutions leader at Protiviti, welcomes Peter Tierney, managing director in Protiviti’s Legal Consulting practice, to discuss the evolving landscape of legal document management. With nearly 30 years of experience in legal consulting, Peter shares insights into the challenges organisations face in managing legacy paper…
  • Blogs

    April 21, 2023
    Senior leaders focused on cybersecurity recognise there is considerable guidance, best practices, frameworks, regulations and varied opinions on how programmes should design defensive capabilities. In addition, depending on the day, the various pressures in the organisation’s macro-environment may be greater or lesser and invite different priorities for time, team and budget. Despite…
  • Blogs

    April 6, 2023
    I am often asked, with all the investments in data management and infrastructure over the last 50 years, why are we still not great with governing data? To put it simply and directly – it’s hard! Data governance programmes are easy to envision conceptually, difficult to implement, and without proper care, impossible to sustain. Often data governance investments have a long ‘time to…
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