Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Recharging Your Agile Transformation The seismic shift in project management functions from administrative to a consultative business partner is helping organizations transform across the enterprise and all areas of the project life cycle. In many companies, these transformational efforts are progressing well, coordinated by new lean-agile program management office (PMO) leaders. But for others, transformation is still out of reach… Blog CFPB Provides Further Guidance on MSAs Under RESPA Section 8 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance aid in October 2020 to provide regulated entities greater clarity around the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and certain provisions of Regulation X. The compliance aid, presented in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), focuses on RESPA Section 8, which prohibits certain actions related to federally related… Blog FinCEN and OFAC Put Financial Institutions on Notice About Processing Ransomware Payments The U.S. government has officially put financial institutions on notice: It is watching and may impose anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions on payment facilitators if they violate federal laws on engaging in transactions, such as ransomware payments, with sanctioned individuals or entities – intentionally or otherwise. For as long as ransomware incidents have occurred, the controversial issue… Blog SolarWinds Vulnerability Update – Indicators of Compromise and Recommended Actions The news of the cyber attacks being experienced by government agencies and an expanding list of organizations continues to grow and change on almost an hourly basis. This is proving to be potentially one of the most significant cyber breaches in recent times. Following up on our December 14, 2020, Flash Report on the CISA advisory, and in response to numerous questions and inquiries we continue… Blog A Farewell to Paul Sarbanes Almost four years ago, I wrote a blog, “A Farewell to Michael Oxley,” paying tribute to the former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who died on January 1, 2016. Today, it is fitting that we issue another farewell. On December 7, the family of Paul Sarbanes announced the death of the former Democratic senator the previous day. Together, these two men co-authored the landmark… Blog Guest Viewpoint: How to Close the Sizable Technology Gap Among SOX Compliance Functions Corporations are turning to technology more frequently to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, but room for improvement remains. A significant number of organizations that fail to emphasize digital solutions continue to miss out on meaningful cost and time savings. I have witnessed this dynamic firsthand as a market advisor with AuditBoard, a cloud-based connected risk platform. It is further… Blog Confessions of an ethical hacker: ‘I could break into any company, all it takes is time’ “The biggest weakness that we find now for organizations is legacy software. Companies have grown so much in such a very short period of time […] but one part of their operational stuff that they use internally might be susceptible, might not have been updated, or might not have progressed through.” “Prioritizing cybersecurity is an imperative in the organizations, not just as an IT issue but as… Blog CSDDD, the Latest Sustainability Dictum From the EU, Takes a Scrutinizing Look at Supply Chains In brief: What is CSDDD? The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is a new sustainability directive of the European Union (EU) and distinct from the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in that it aims to address human rights and environmental violations in the supply chain specifically. It was published in the Official Journal of the EU on July 5, 2024, and… Leadership Johan van der Walt Johan van der Walt, Managing Director, CIO Solutions, has been a consultant, product owner and venture capitalist in his career serving clients in all aspects of financial services. He serves as an account executive for two of our firm’s strategic financial services clients and advises on technology transformation and modernization projects. Blog Protiviti-Oxford survey shows ‘us vs. them’ disconnect in how global execs view data privacy 86% of executives say they are confident or extremely confident their company is doing everything it possibly can to protect customer data. Only 8% of global executives say they are concerned or extremely concerned about their company’s ability to protect customer and client data over the next five years.80% of global business leaders say AI will be beneficial for their company’s data privacy… Load More
