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    The days of prevention are over: Boards should refocus on recovery and resilience, says Halcyon CISO
    “The best companies in cyber are the ones that can respond quickly, react quickly, and make sure that their systems are very, very resilient.” “98% of these attacks are being completed with valid credentials. Think about that. Is there a cybersecurity tool today on a piece of technology that stops valid credentials from working? No.”“I think you need to really have a test-and-learn mentality…
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    How NYDFS’s 2025 Guidance Elevates Third-Party Service Provider Oversight and Cybersecurity Standards
    On October 21, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released updated guidance that significantly clarifies and elevates expectations for how regulated financial entities manage cybersecurity risks tied to third-party service providers (TPSPs). Building on Section 500.11 of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (Part 500), this guidance outlines a comprehensive, lifecycle…
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    Why Technology Is the Key to Nonprofit Impact, Capability and Growth
    In today’s nonprofit world, technology is not just a back-office tool—it’s a critical enabler of growth and impact. Why it matters: Successful nonprofits leverage modern solutions such as AI to enhance service quality and ensure sustainable growth. Investing in technology allows nonprofits to stretch their dollars further and adapt quickly to changing conditions. By the numbers: Nearly 90% of…
  • Leadership
    Tricia Callahan
    Tricia is a Managing Director in Security & Privacy. Tricia graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems, and a B.A. in English.
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    Best Practices of Internal Audit Innovators — Technology Enablement
    “Look to AI technology enablement as a catalyst to empower CAEs and their teams to deliver stronger strategic oversight and value-added input for the business.” While this call to action from our latest white paper, The next phase: AI and human collaboration powering internal audit transformation, rightfully puts the spotlight on AI, we also see broader technology enablement as an imperative for…
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    Calmer Audits, Higher Bar — 2025 SOX Compliance Trends and Update
    Thus far in 2025, filers have seen far fewer last-minute audit requests than in previous years, yet regulators continue to focus on and expect more in familiar hot spots. A recent informal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance poll[1] of audit and finance executives and professionals highlights three major themes shaping compliance programs now: Aligning with regulatory expectations (no real…
  • Leadership
    Chris Hanson
    Chris is a Managing Director with Protiviti in our Business Platform Transformation group in the Pacific Southwest. He has worked in both industry and consulting implementing a variety of technologies including several leading ERP applications. Chris worked with a variety of companies across several industries and served as the Chief Information Officer for Pioneer Electronics where he was…
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    From Insight to Action: How ServiceNow AI Agents Are Reshaping Business Operations
    It’s clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how organizations operate, make decisions and deliver value. Across industries, AI is being integrated into core business processes, not just to automate repetitive tasks, but to enable smarter, faster, and more adaptive operations. Leading companies are quickly moving along the continuum of traditional scripted workflow to…
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    CFOs Elevate ESG Metrics Amid Regulatory Uncertainty and Changing Sentiment
    In Protiviti’s 2025 Finance Trends survey, environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurement gained priority, moving from number nine last year to number eight in 2025. This increase in the importance of ESG metrics was across all finance roles, but it was especially significant for chief financial officers (CFOs). For CFOs, ESG metrics rose even higher in priority, moving from…
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    One A&D Leader’s Strategic Risk Approach to S/4HANA SoD Remediation
    A leading aerospace and defense organization faced a critical challenge during its SAP S/4HANA implementation: excessive user access and unresolved segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts. These issues emerged due to compressed project timelines and competing priorities during the system’s go-live. Despite initial plans to deploy a robust user access management process and remediate security roles…
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