Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog April 6, 2017 DOJ Fraud Section Puts Boards of Directors on Notice Regarding “Conduct at the Top” In February 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section published its latest guidance on corporate compliance programs with the release of the very useful document titled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.” While many legal and compliance scholars have rightly stated that this latest publication isn’t anything radically different than prior authoritative guidance issued… Blog April 7, 2017 Cyber Vulnerabilities of Energy Companies' Control Systems Can Be Addressed Safely and Successfully The realization is growing across the oil and gas industry that the major cybersecurity threats to upstream, midstream and downstream data and operations are often aimed at operational technology (OT) systems and equipment – usually older, legacy models – rather than at the information technology (IT) side. Those operational technologies typically include industrial control systems (ICS),… Blog April 10, 2017 The Role of the Business in Ensuring a Successful ERP Implementation As organizations implement new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as part of digitization, process improvement and platform modernization, it is becoming increasingly critical not just for IT, but also for the business units themselves, to understand their central role in the overall success of these initiatives. The implementation of an enterprise system, or any other major IT system,… Blog April 17, 2017 Health Check on Emerging Growth Companies: PCAOB Reports High Incidence of Material Weaknesses A new white paper from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and an April increase in qualifying revenue limits have put emerging growth companies (EGCs) in the news recently. The EGC designation, established under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, makes it easier for small and growing businesses — specifically those on track for an initial public offering… Blog April 18, 2017 Fintech Perspective: Balancing Speed to Market With Sound Risk Management As financial institutions develop innovative technology, in-house or by partnering with fintech companies, they need to carefully consider regulatory requirements for both third-party risk management and information security. Protiviti hosted a Fintech Innovation webinar on April 5, which addressed the need for banks and other financial institutions to balance sound third-party risk management… Blog April 19, 2017 Cyber Safety Tips for Private Equity Managers Cybersecurity vendor FireEye, in March, reported an increase in fake emails targeting lawyers and compliance officers with malware disguised as a Microsoft Word document from the Securities and Exchange Commission. That, on the heels of a reported uptick in fake drawdown requests targeting private equity clients, prompted us to put together a list of ways private equity firms and portfolio… Blog April 24, 2017 IT Audit Webinar: Your Questions Answered Following up on a recent blog post discussing the results of the 6th Annual IT Audit Benchmarking Study from ISACA and Protiviti, I want to revisit the subject by answering some of the audience questions we were unable to address live during the webinar, which I co-hosted with my Protiviti colleague David Brand and ISACA director Ed Moyle. (I want to stress that we receive many great… Blog April 25, 2017 Proving Procurement’s Value to Stakeholders: Show Them the Money There is no doubt that procurement organizations deliver value, through strategic sourcing, category management and other means. What distinguishes procurement organizations perceived as top performers from the rest is how well they quantify the value they deliver to the company. Recently, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion about the challenges of demonstrating procurement’s… Blog April 28, 2017 What's the Latest on Fintech Charters and What About That Russian Laundry? In the April edition of Compliance Insights, we discuss the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's draft supplement, released in March, which further outlines the application guidelines for fintech bank charters (covered previously in our January issue). We also lay out previously unknown details of the "Russian Laundromat" money laundering scheme, as reported by the… Blog May 1, 2017 The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration – What Actually Happened and What Does It Mean to Business? On Saturday, we marked the 100th day of Trump’s presidency. While this artificial benchmark is often made out to be more important than it really is, Protiviti takes a look at the major business-related developments under the new administration in a hot-off the-press Flash Report. In our report, we examine what’s happened along a wide variety of fronts, including healthcare and tax reform, trade… Load More
