Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog December 18, 2015 Looking Back on 2015 and The IIA: The Updated Professional Guidance Framework Looking back on 2015, an overlooked, but important development for internal audit professionals was the revision of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), an evolving collection of guidance by The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) that has provided professional direction to internal auditors worldwide since 1947. Although the announcement back in July didn’t garner the… Blog December 22, 2015 2015 Wrap-up: It’s Been a Great Year, Thanks to You Before the ball drops in Times Square to usher in a new year, I wanted to revisit some of the high points of 2015 here on this blog, and thank you for your participation and readership. A couple of observations: You’re consistent. This year’s most-viewed blog entries tended to be those tied to risk, change, and cybersecurity. That aligns with the key areas of interest expressed in several of… Blog January 12, 2016 A Farewell to Michael Oxley Staunch champions of corporate governance and fair financial reporting lost a friend over the holidays with the passing of former U.S. Rep. Michael Oxley on January 1. The Ohio Republican, co-author, with Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes, of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), was an ethical stalwart and strong advocate and warrior for corporate oversight and accounting reform.… Podcast series February 28, 2022 Achieving Crypto Agility Guest Speaker: Rebecca Krauthamer – Chief Product Officer Greg Bullard – Chief Technology Officer It’s amazing how many programming languages and interfaces exist in quantum compung already. What if there was a way to learn and use all of them without installing anything? qBraid is making that possible with a site you can join for free today. Join host Konstannos Karagiannis for a chat with… Blog January 15, 2016 “No Fraud Here?” Look Again, Says New Survey From Protiviti and Utica College Nobody wants to believe that their company is losing significant revenue to fraud. And, understandably, organizations don’t want to spend scarce resources managing risks they don’t consider legitimate. With regulators and prosecutors increasingly holding executives accountable for fraud prevention, however, there’s a strong incentive to replace the old refrain of “no fraud here” with the more… Blog January 20, 2016 It’s That Time of Year: The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda It was a good kickoff of the new year, with more than 1,500 forward-looking directors and executives logging on to our January 7th webinar, Setting the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. Hosted by Protiviti’s Brian Christensen and David Brand and me, the webinar was based on our latest issue of The Bulletin, which I’ve tweeted about, but have not previously addressed here. Given the high… Blog February 3, 2016 Your SharePoint Investment: Don’t Leave It to Chance If your organization is like most, you probably have at least one installation of SharePoint. Chances are, it’s running your intranet, or maybe a document sharing system. Maybe users love it. Maybe they don’t. Perhaps you could be getting a better return on your investment. If your organization is like most, you have no way of knowing. We know this, because you told us. According to the results… Blog February 9, 2016 Watch What You Say: Auditing Cybersecurity Disclosures In the face of ongoing, persistent and ever-more dramatic data breaches, corporate assurances to the security of information are rightfully met with investor and regulatory skepticism. And while companies have rushed to inoculate themselves against potential damage by purchasing cyber insurance, regulators – and insurers – are reviewing published cybersecurity disclosures carefully to determine… Blog August 29, 2016 Blockchain Unchained: Bitcoin Was Just the Beginning These days, it seems that everyone in the financial services industry is talking about distributed consensus ledger (DCL) technology, commonly known as blockchain. The real-time transaction and settlement technology is viewed by some as the breakthrough that’s going to revolutionize electronic payments systems, and by others as the technological grenade that’s going to rip a hole in the world of… Blog August 31, 2016 Introducing Compliance Insights: Protiviti’s Monthly Roundup of News for Financial Services Firms With global banking regulation consistently ranking as a top concern for financial service industry executives and directors, Protiviti has launched Compliance Insights, a monthly advisory newsletter designed to provide financial services industry (FSI) executives with timely news on issues that are relevant now. Although primarily focused on banking compliance matters related to consumer… Load More
