Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc Blogs February 23, 2026 From Gridlock to Governance: The Case for a High-Performing Architecture Review Board In brief:The cost of architectural non-governance: More than half of companies are spending more than a quarter of their technology budgets on remediation, much of it architectural. (link) This is money not spent on business enablement and alignment.AI is raising the stakes: The explosion of AI and other emerging technologies has dramatically increased the volume and complexity of architectural… Newsletter August 7, 2024 10 Questions to Increase Your Strategic Impact as a Board Member The role of corporate directors is to be trusted advisers to the CEO consistent with their duty of care and to exercise oversight on the shareholders’ behalf. To confirm they are fulfilling this role, directors need to periodically self-assess their boardroom performance. To facilitate this self-assessment, this issue of Board Perspectives offers 10 questions that directors should ask themselves:… Whitepaper November 18, 2025 Setting the 2026 Audit Committee Agenda As organisations grapple with rapid technological change, evolving regulations, and increasing risks in areas like AI, cybersecurity, and data privacy, audit committees are being called on to broaden their view of enterprise risk and governance. With oversight responsibilities growing in both scope and complexity, this whitepaper reveals the nine critical priorities that will define effective… Survey January 7, 2022 Three Conversation Starters That Advance CISO/CFO Collaboration The quality and, in some cases, the existence of the CISO/CFO relationship varies by company. In organisations where the CISO role is positioned and promoted as a source of value, CISOs and CFOs tend to collaborate more often and more meaningfully than in companies that treat information security as a cost center (and typically struggle with cybersecurity as a result). Protiviti’s 2021… Newsletter February 17, 2025 Are Your Board Materials Highlighting What’s Really Important? Board materials have long been an issue. What makes this issue one that must be addressed with intention is the current competitive, digital and data-driven environment leaves less time to make decisions due to the pace of change.Directors want more strategic emphasis and less operational detail in boardroom prep materials and discussions. Yet, we continue to hear board members express the view… Blogs July 9, 2021 Three ways to boost operational resilience After publication of the UK regulators’ policy statements containing their final rules, chief operating officers should consider the following: Adapting the lessons learned from the pandemic, engaging third-party suppliers, and improving customer communication. Protiviti UK’s Country Market Leader Tom Lemon and Director Laura Moore explain. In April 2018, a major high street bank began… Video October 25, 2021 End-User Developed Applications (EUDAs): Still hiding in the organisation’s shadow? In this roundtable, we covered the key EUDA risks to consider, discussed how to manage these risks to ensure better governance and compliance. Other areas of discussion were: Establishing an EUDA control framework Consideration of managing EUDA risks for newer low code technology such as Power BI, PowerApps and Power Virtual Agent Leveraging technology to monitor and manage EUDA risks… Client Story July 16, 2025 Leading Financial Services Company Delivers Enterprise-Grade Transformation with Microsoft Data protection is a vital cornerstone for a successful enterprise adoption of generative AI, ensuring secure and effective integration of advanced technologies. This global financial services leader, serving millions of customers worldwide, recognised early in its technology modernisation journey that robust data security is essential for seamlessly incorporating AI into its core processes,… Insights paper June 5, 2025 Protect Your Cloud Environment With CNAPP In 2023, a prominent global technology firm experienced a significant security breach when sensitive production data was inadvertently restored in a development environment. This misconfiguration led to the exposure of credentials and customer data, underscoring the persistent challenges even the most advanced tech companies face in securing cloud environments. Podcast September 22, 2025 FPS Podcast | CMMC Rule is Out - What Contractors Must Know With DOD Contracts On September 10th, 2025 the "CMMC Final Rule" was published in CFR48. After about seven years of starts and stops, determining Level classifications, the number of controls and compliance needed, CMMC certification is now set to be in certain DOD contracts starting November 10th. Cost of compliance has varied greatly, but when dealing with FCI and CUI data, this certification will protect that… Load More