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    Scott Redfearn
    Scott Redfearn is responsible for all facets of human resources and talent management in Protiviti. He ensures delivery on our promises to our people while leading strategic programs to build a more effective organization, improve Protiviti’s workforce and leadership capabilities, and strengthen employee engagement.Prior to joining Protiviti in 2007, Redfearn was a senior executive in human…
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    Preparing for “Q-Day”: What Organizations Need to Know Now
    Quantum computing is advancing faster than many organizations are prepared for, but the U.S. government has made it clear that the time for agencies to get ready for “Q-Day” is now. Q-Day — the point at which quantum computers can break today’s widely used public-key encryption — is no longer just a theoretical concern for agencies and cybersecurity specialists. It’s becoming an urgent planning…
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    Telco’s Big Test: Engineering Trust in the AI Fraud Era
    The Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona earlier in March featured extensive discussions among telco leaders on AI's transition from specialized uses to becoming essential for core network operations and digital services. But the most pressing concern highlighted was the rise of AI-driven threats, particularly digital fraud and cybercrime. Telcos are crucial gatekeepers in the cyber ecosystem…
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    Iran Conflict Cyber Risks: What Organizations Should Expect (and How to Prepare)
    The Iran conflict is no longer just a regional security story. It has moved into cyberspace, and the risks are becoming harder for business leaders to dismiss. Public reporting since February 28, 2026, points to destructive attacks, hack-and-leak activity, intimidation campaigns, disruption of regional digital infrastructure, and warnings from U.S. authorities about increased risk to critical…
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    Five Tips for Driving a Successful Security GRC Program in Tech
    Security governance, risk and compliance (GRC) should be a strategic enabler for technology companies. In practice, many organizations experience the opposite: fragmented processes, blurred accountability and growing compliance obligations that feel disconnected from how the business actually operates. For chief information security officers (CISOs) in the technology sector, the challenge is not…
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    HR’s AI-Driven Reconstruction Imperative
    As the pace of artificial intelligence (AI) advances and use increases, the length of time a skill set remains relevant decreases. These related trends have profound effects on human resources (HR) groups, which have a two-fold AI-era talent management mandate. First, HR leaders and practitioners must support their organization’s AI journey. This imperative requires HR groups to deconstruct jobs…
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    Contract and Grant Oversight Is Breaking Down Across Cities and Counties. What Does It Take to Fix It?
    If you are a city or county administrator, there is a decent chance an auditor is looking at your contracts, has recently looked at your contracts, or is about to. And the audit reports coming out of jurisdictions across the country are almost identical in their findings: Reviews are uncovering contracts paid without validated invoices; grant recipients rated high-risk were never properly…
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    Is ‘Getting CMMC Compliant’ Worth Going to Jail?
    Cybersecurity has moved from a compliance obligation to an executive accountability issue. For years, cybersecurity compliance lived comfortably in the world of audits, findings and remediation plans. Miss a control? Address it next quarter. Fail an assessment? Improve and move on. That era has ended. Today cybersecurity, particularly under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC…
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    AMLA Readiness Starts Now: Ten Practical Moves for 2026
    Background Impact Many financial and non-financial organisations are only now beginning to assess the impact of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA). AMLA marks a fundamental shift from Europe’s previously fragmented supervisory landscape to a single EU level authority with direct and indirect powers. AMLA’s Single Rulebook will apply uniformly across all 27 member states from 10 July…
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    AI and the Future of Software Engineering: Faster Development, Higher Risk, New Accountability
    Artificial intelligence (AI) is making development teams faster, but it is also reshaping architecture, risk and accountability. The implications extend far beyond smarter tools to a fundamentally new system of work. Software organizations have long balanced two competing priorities: speed and stability. Traditionally, the trade-off was familiar: Move faster and accept technical debt, or slow…
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