Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper June 2, 2022 Data Analytics Drive Real-Time Capital Project Management Collaborating with internal audit to minimize cost overruns and maximize value Introduction Data analytics has proven to create significant benefits across most industries and organizational functions, including internal audit. In fact, nearly two-thirds of internal audit functions now use data analytics as part of the audit process, according to Protiviti’s 2017 Internal Audit Capabilities and… Flash Report November 30, 2022 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Approved by European Council; More Than 50,000 Organizations Affected For the latest on CSRD, click here.On 28 November, 2022 the European Union (EU) Council (“Council”) gave its final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will require new, standardized and detailed sustainability reporting by companies. The CSRD represents a significant expansion from the earlier Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which it replaces, and… Flash Report November 15, 2022 Biden Doubles Down at COP27 Last Friday at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (more commonly referred to as COP27), in Egypt, United States President Joe Biden asserted that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised his country would meet its targets for fighting it. In his speech, he said, “The climate… Whitepaper August 23, 2021 Agile is strategic: It's time for finance to scale up its labor model Since it first emerged a few years ago within the finance and accounting groups of fast-growing technology organizations, the adoption of the flexible labor model has swiftly advanced across numerous industries and companies of all sizes. The finance and accounting group has always needed a flexible approach to its labor model due to unexpected changes in business units, automation platforms or… Flash Report June 2, 2022 It’s Time to Take a Critical Look at the Security of Your IoT Devices... Now! 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 (… Podcast August 20, 2020 Embracing the Next Generation of Internal Auditing It’s time for internal audit leaders and professionals to stand up and ride their own wave of transformation and innovation. But the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Audit survey from Protiviti show that much progress still needs to be made in growing competency levels and next-generation auditing methodologies, in advancing innovation and transformation initiatives, and in… Flash Report November 9, 2021 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Who Wins, Who Doesn’t? It's finally here - a historic spending package from the U.S. federal government amounting to more than $1 trillion in infrastructure investments. The question now becomes: What's next? In May 2021, President Joe Biden, following through on a campaign promise, outlined a $2.3 trillion plan[1] to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure. After weeks of negotiations over the spring and summer… Newsletter May 13, 2020 Getting There Eventually: Finding Equilibrium in Uncertain Times (Part 1 – Build on Your Strengths) For those who have read just about everything concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within their capacity and attention span to absorb, the lethal message is clear: This pandemic is unrelenting. It’s not going away anytime soon, the threat to our health and economy is real, and the world in which we live, work and play has changed from what was familiar. Most discussions concerning the… Whitepaper October 10, 2023 Success With Generative AI Requires Balancing Risk With Reward When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it took just two months to garner a record 100 million users and capture broad market attention. Business leaders are eager to realize the enormous potential that ChatGPT as well as other generative AI models can offer. Newsletter April 20, 2020 Compliance Insights - April 2020 Your monthly compliance news roundupOCC Reinforces Third-Party Risk Management ExpectationsRegulatory expectations related to third-party relationships have evolved considerably since 2013, when the Federal Reserve Board and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued prescriptive guidances SR 13-19 and OCC 2013-29, respectively. To account for this evolution, the OCC… Load More