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    Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2014
    One of the first questions an organization seeks to answer in risk management is, “What are our most critical risks?” To provide perspectives about the nature of potential risks in 2014, I am pleased to report that Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative have partnered for the second consecutive year to poll more than 370 board members and C-suite executives regarding their…
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    More on the Five Lines of Defense
    In January, I commented on this page regarding how an effectively designed and implemented lines-of-defense framework can provide strong safeguards against breakdowns in risk management and compliance management. The traditional lines-of-defense model has emphasized three lines of defense – (1) business unit management and process owners, (2) independent risk management and compliance functions,…
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    PreView-ing Today’s Emerging Risks
    We want to share a heads up with you regarding a new Protiviti newsletter that we’re very excited about. We’ve just published the first edition of PreView, which will be a quarterly review of emerging risks likely to have a strategic impact on organizations over the long term. Our focus in issuing PreView is on helping organizations ask the right questions rather than provide answers. Therefore,…
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    Ethics in Corporate Governance: “Walking the Talk”
    If it’s true you can’t legislate morality – and all evidence, including but certainly not limited to corporate malfeasance such as the Enron and Worldcom scandals or the questionable corporate behavior of reckless risk-taking to maximize short-term profits and compensation (under “heads I win, tails you lose” compensation structures that left shareholders with the short stick) that contributed to…
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    Cybersecurity Framework: Where Do We Go From Here?
    Protiviti just published a Flash Report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) final version of its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. I highly recommend that anyone involved in cybersecurity in their organization become familiar with the NIST Framework by reading our report. This framework could end up being the new game in town. Just over a…
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    Today’s IT Organization – Delivering Security, Value and Performance Amid Major Transformation
    Today, Protiviti released the results of its 2014 IT Priorities Survey, and in it, there are some remarkable findings. Indeed, if there is one word to describe the state of IT organizations in 2014, it is transformation. We found that nearly two out of three organizations are undergoing a major IT transformation. Consider the change and disruption this undoubtedly is creating within IT…
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    Assessing the Top Priorities for Today’s Internal Audit Functions
    Protiviti’s research train keeps on rolling! Today we released the results of our latest Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey. We’ve been conducting research to identify internal audit priorities and trends for eight years and have been very pleased with the response we continue to receive from the market. In looking at the major findings in our 2014 study, I expect this year will be no…
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    Is Your HIPAA House in Order?
    Expect enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule, part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), to increase in 2014. I recommend taking steps right now to ensure that your organization is, and can demonstrate that it is, doing everything the HIPAA Security Rule requires, particularly if – or when, as seems more likely – a government auditor comes calling. Read on,…
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    Maintaining Margins While Staying Vigilant - Highlights from the FERF/Protiviti 2016 Finance Priorities Survey
    Finance functions were historically busy last year. But they cannot afford to back off. In the coming year, between maintaining margins, forecasting cash flow, complying with new regulations and combatting cyberthreats, finance functions will have much to monitor on their radars and need to be incredibly vigilant. The results of the 2016 Finance Priorities Survey from the Financial…
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    Cybersecurity Looms Large at Debate on Geopolitical Risk
    The mission of St. John’s University Center for Excellence in Enterprise Risk Management is to “become a leading center that brings together students, academicians, executives, and board members for the purpose of developing and sharing knowledge, tools, and best practices in enterprise risk management.” The Center did just that when it hosted a panel discussion on geopolitical risk on October 15…
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