Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter April 9, 2021 Board Effectiveness: The Fed’s Guidance Speaks to Resiliency On February 26, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) in the United States issued expectations for boards of large financial institutions as a standard for its regulators when they assess board effectiveness. The guidance applies to all domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies with total consolidated assets of $100 billion or more, with… Blogs April 13, 2021 IT Audit’s Perspectives on the Top Technology Risks in Energy & Utilities for 2021 Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data and Resilience Dominate the Top Technology Challenges for Energy and Utilities Organizations. Newsletter April 20, 2021 Signs of the Times – M&A Best Practices, Resilience and SPACs In today’s complex mergers and acquisitions environment, even the most successful private equity firms must continuously stay up to task when it comes to building their M&A capabilities. Intense competition, increased regulatory scrutiny and rising litigation risks are just a few reasons private equity firms and portfolio companies must invest in the right talent, processes and tools to… Whitepaper September 2, 2021 Towards an Identity-Centric Security Strategy Cyber attacks are rampant Let’s face it, cyber security professionals are not faring well against the increasing sophistication of attacks by hackers. According to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations report, the world witnessed a challenging year with a whopping 96% increase in successful data breaches against U.S. companies and government agencies as compared to 2019. Cyber attacks… Whitepaper August 12, 2021 Building a Comprehensive Data Privacy Programme: Four Actionable Steps for Technology Companies Introduction Most technology companies today understand that ensuring data privacy and protection is an imperative for their business; however, few manage this process well or even invest enough resources in that effort. As governments and consumers around the world continue to raise their expectations of how technology businesses should handle and process private and sensitive data, the need to… Survey March 30, 2021 The Next-Generation Internal Audit Journey Needs to Begin Now Assessing the North American Results of Protiviti’s 2021 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey Every Journey Begins With the First Step A global pandemic caused by a rare airborne virus that continues to affect organisations in different ways around the world … a growing number of stakeholders in organisations with whom internal audit needs to partner … digital transformation and innovation… Whitepaper March 23, 2021 CFO EXCHANGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (MARCH 12) Chief financial officers (CFOs) of high-growth technology industry companies meet virtually in a small-group setting using Chatham House rules to exchange learnings and discuss business challenges and industry trends. Participants of this exclusive CFO peer group create the agenda through a series of pre-interviews. Protiviti is proud to support and host members of this community. The agenda… Client Story November 8, 2021 Insurance giant seeks staff augmentation, gains new opportunities for growth A global insurance company — like so many other businesses — had come to rely on a service provider in India for finance operations support. It had no plan to change that arrangement. Then COVID struck. One week before 2020’s first-quarter closing, the Indian government prohibited workers from leaving their homes. This ruling lasted for 21 days as the nation struggled to limit its COVID infection… Client Story February 26, 2021 Aerospace firm embraces holistic inventory transformation, saves millions A successful organisation is one that can deftly coordinate its many moving parts, but, sometimes, even the best organisations can get out of sync. That was the case with an aerospace company and its inventory. The organisation knew it was operating with too much stock and was even holding millions of units after they had been written off the books. The company made numerous attempts to optimise… Client Story February 17, 2021 Internal audit group converts SOX testing to real time, extends coverage tenfold using RPA As internal audit organisations look for effective ways to perform their work in a more agile manner, including how to leverage methodologies, data and technology to add value and become strategic advisers to their business partners, many are finding that the use of robotic process automation (RPA) checks a lot of boxes. RPA integration into internal audit functions is expanding and improving… Load More
