Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey March 9, 2023 Achieving Audit Relevance As internal audit functions face a continuing talent crunch and demands to support the organisation’s strategic moves in response to external events, chief audit executives (CAEs) are focused on growing internal audit’s relevance with the board, senior executives and other stakeholders. For internal audit functions, elevating their relevance requires ongoing evolution and a committed focus on… Client Story March 10, 2023 Technology transformation and change management help non-profit organisation reach donors and improve fundraising United Way of Greater Toronto (UWGT), with an overriding mission to eradicate poverty, has successfully mobilised volunteers and financial resources to care for the needy in its communities since 1973. Today it’s the largest non-governmental supporter of social services in the region with a network of 300 agencies that meet urgent human needs and improve social conditions for more than two… Survey March 10, 2023 Talent, culture, cybersecurity and resiliency represent top risk issues for higher education institutions The level of uncertainty in today’s global marketplace and the velocity of change continue to produce a multitude of potential risks that can disrupt an organisation’s business model and strategy on very short notice. Unfolding events in Eastern Europe, changes in government leadership in several countries around the globe, escalating inflation, rising interest rates, ever-present cyber threats,… Whitepaper February 21, 2023 ISO 27001: 2022 - Key Changes and Approaches to Transition This article will address the changes and updates to ISO 27001 standard published on October 25, 2022, and the approaches organisations can take to implement the changes introduced. There have been significant advancements in technology, as well as an increase in the complexity of security threats since the last iteration of ISO 27001 was published on September 25, 2013. The changes introduced in… Client Story December 19, 2022 Global financial services technology company divests its product suite to improve efficiency and drive business growth Challenge:GBST engaged Protiviti to support the divestiture of part of its product suite. The engagement required the segregation and separation of shared products and infrastructure, including separation and migration of on-premises and AWS cloud-based infrastructure and applications.Solution:Over the discovery phase, Protiviti’s engineers worked with the GBST engineering team to identify the… Podcast January 11, 2023 Podcast | Preventing Hacking with Quantum Computing and other InfoSec Topics – with Mark Carney from Quantum Village We’ve talked about how quantum computers are enabling extraordinary use cases now, long before the machines will threaten cryptography. Some of these applications can even help companies protect against immediate security threats and vulnerabilities. We explore one such exciting experiment: Using quantum to stop kill chains that allow network exploitation and the Chinese paper causing all the… Podcast January 11, 2023 Podcast | IT Audit Perspectives on Today’s Top Technology Risks The greatest IT audit concerns lie with cybersecurity-related breaches and related risk issues. Data governance and data integrity are being scrutinised. Regulatory compliance burdens and risk are increasing rapidly. These are among the key takeaways from the results of the latest IT Audit Technology Risks Survey from ISACA and Protiviti, in which more than 7,500 IT audit leaders and… Newsletter December 13, 2023 Blind Spots in the Boardroom A look back at business failures often reveals blind spots that either concealed a dysfunctional culture or led to a lack of understanding, strategic error or missed opportunities. Is the board aware of the organisation’s blind spots, and is it addressing them?We’ve all heard the adage that what we don’t know can be more damaging to reputation, brand image, market standing and competitive… Flash Report December 13, 2023 EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act, Creating Regulatory Framework Addressing Risks of AI On December 8th, after two and a half years of negotiation, the Council of the EU and the EU Parliament finally reached a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, which was first proposed by the European Commission in 2021. The agreement creates legislation that introduces harmonised rules and definitions for those using AI systems and putting those systems into service and bans certain types of… Newsletter November 29, 2023 Setting the 2024 Audit Committee Agenda Compared to prior years, our suggested 2024 audit committee agenda has taken a bit of a turn due to ongoing and recent market and regulatory developments.A complex business environment: The 2024 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, governance, process, technology, and financial reporting and disclosure issues that merit consideration by the audit committee beyond its ongoing… Load More