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 March 20, 2017 Embracing Analytics in Auditing: New Protiviti Survey Takes a Look In a digital world, the time for internal audit functions to embrace analytics is now. This is the most significant takeaway from Protiviti’s 2017 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey, released today. The results show that chief audit executives and internal audit professionals increasingly are leveraging analytics in the audit process, as well as for a host of continuous auditing… Blog March 21, 2017 The Four C's in Overseeing Internal Audit This week, Protiviti is joining the best and brightest thought leaders from Fortune 500 companies at The Institute of Internal Auditors’ 2017 General Audit Management (GAM) Conference in Orlando, FL. For nearly 40 years, GAM has been the premier experience for internal audit leaders to explore emerging issues and exchange leading practices for positive outcomes. The theme for the 2017 conference… Blog March 22, 2017 From the GAM Conference: Changing Priorities, Analytics in Auditing and More This week, Protiviti is joining the best and brightest thought leaders from Fortune 500 companies at The Institute of Internal Auditors’ 2017 General Audit Management (GAM) Conference in Orlando, FL. For nearly 40 years, GAM has been the premier experience for internal audit leaders to explore emerging issues and exchange leading practices for positive outcomes. The theme for the 2017 conference… Blog March 24, 2017 Compliance News Roundup: The Clearing House AML Recommendations, CFPB on Alternative Data and More Protiviti published its March issue of Compliance Insights this week. We sat down with Steven Stachowicz, Managing Director with Protiviti's Risk and Compliance practice, to discuss some of the highlights. Listen to our podcast below, or click on the "Continue Reading" link to read the interview. [audio mp3="https://protivitiriskmgmt.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/compliance-insights-… Blog March 28, 2017 2017 Technologies Driving GRC Change Digital transformation was probably one of 2016’s top buzzwords, meaning many different things to different analysts, journalists and vendors. For me, it represents real and significant investments in modernizing IT infrastructures, including those that support GRC activities and processes. Consider the trends we’re immersed in. Enterprises are adopting cloud and mobile technologies at an… Blog March 29, 2017 No More Waiting Game for Manufacturers: Industry 4.0 Is Already Here The term “Industry 4.0” isn’t new to manufacturers. What is new, for many of these businesses, is the recognition that the next wave of the Industrial Revolution is already breaking. There is no more time for “Let’s wait and see what this means for our business.” No manufacturer can afford to sit on the sidelines and watch as their industry is transformed by major innovations in digital… Blog March 30, 2017 Answer Fundamental Questions and Beware of Overconfidence Before Moving to the Cloud For any business, migrating to the cloud is an essential step in the digitization journey. The baseline cloud benefits, such as reduced costs, greater efficiency and enhanced customer service, are important objectives to strive for, of course. The latter is especially attractive to consumer products and services companies. But there are many considerations, in addition to the benefits, that… Blog March 31, 2017 The IPO Market Appears to Be Heating-up – Are You IPO-Ready? If the past month is any indication, the lull of 2016 is in the rear view mirror and we’re headed into an uptick in the IPO market. As more well-known and highly anticipated companies are going public, there are rumors of who might be next. With that said, history has shown the public offering windows opens and close quickly, and in order to take advantage of a healthy market, when IPOs tend to… Blog April 3, 2017 Top Technology Challenges for Internal Audit: Results From Protiviti’s IT Audit Survey Process automation and digital transformation are near the top of most corporate agendas, and the IT audit function has never held a more crucial role. The results of the 6th Annual IT Audit Benchmarking Study from ISACA and Protiviti illustrate the increasingly integrated role IT audit leaders and professionals are assuming in regard to technology initiatives in their organizations. I had the… Blog April 3, 2017 PCAOB White Paper Calls Attention to the Risk of Material Weaknesses at Emerging Growth Companies Last week, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released its semi-annual white paper providing general information about certain characteristics of emerging growth companies (EGCs). The PCAOB’s white paper provides a number of observations regarding EGCs, which we summarize in a just-released Flash Report published on Protiviti's website. In our Flash Report, we also review… Load More
