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  • Flash Report
    April 11, 2024
    On April 8, 2024, U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced the American Privacy Rights Act. This act aims to establish a comprehensive set of rules that govern the usage of citizens' data. The bipartisan draft legislation seeks to create a national standard for data privacy and security, addressing the unregulated sale of online data.…
  • In Focus
    July 19, 2024
    U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer has dismissed most of the charges made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against software company and 2020 cyberattack victim SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Tim Brown. In its original lawsuit, filed in October 2023, the SEC alleged that SolarWinds had defrauded investors by concealing security weaknesses in its…
  • Whitepaper
    January 20, 2023
    Three years on from announcing it would be undertaking a review to “consider whether the scope of the Privacy Act 1988 and its enforcement mechanisms remain fit for purpose”, and a full year after its initial target completion date, the Attorney-General’s Department has completed its review and prepared the final report.
  • Insights paper
    January 8, 2024
    The concepts of data sovereignty and data localisation stem from a desire to keep data within a country’s borders for greater control. While the broad strokes of various privacy laws may be consistent across jurisdictions, governments will dictate the collection, storage and interpretation of their citizens’ data through constantly evolving privacy regulations.The legislative bodies that write…
  • Whitepaper
    April 29, 2022
    In 2019, AFME published its first paper on the adoption of public cloud in capital markets[1]. Since then, the adoption of cloud has continued to progress, along with focus from policymakers and regulators.Though the use of cloud and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) offers a significant uplift in resilience and security compared to banks' on-premise environments, the regulatory focus continues to…
  • Blogs
    October 5, 2023
    On the 28th of September, the Australian Government released its long-awaited response to the Attorney General’s Privacy Act Review Report. The Government response outlines its stance across the 116 proposals put forward by the Attorney General. In May, we originally published our article analysing the proposed changes that we believe will be most impactful for our clients, we have updated the…
  • Podcast Transcript
    April 1, 2020
    We’re producing a series of podcasts on GRC programmes and technologies, obtaining perspectives from Protiviti leaders and subject-matter experts around the world on GRC drivers, innovations and challenges in their markets. This episode features conversation with Scott Wisniewski, a managing director and leader with Protiviti’s Software Solutions group. Scott offers his thoughts and perspectives…
  • Podcast Transcript
    March 31, 2020
    This is a series of podcasts on GRC programmes and technologies, obtaining perspectives from Protiviti leaders and subject-matter experts around the world on GRC drivers, innovations and challenges in their markets. This episode features conversation with Protiviti Managing Director Scott Bolderson and Associate Director Nicolas Perna. Scott is a leader within our business performance…
  • Blogs
    April 29, 2022
    The Potential of Machine Learning (ML) to deliver value to banks has created something of a gold rush in adopting this methodology for banking applications. ML can produce immense benefits when applied to complex nonlinear problems where there is a large amount of data, particularly unstructured data. Use cases for incorporating machine learning in banking include asset management, fraud…
  • Insights paper
    March 20, 2024
    In today's digital age, data privacy management is paramount for businesses and individuals alike. With the ever-changing regulatory landscape surrounding data protection, organisations must adapt swiftly to ensure compliance and maintain trust with their customers and stakeholders. However, both data sovereignty and localisation play an important role in privacy, as discussed in a previous post…
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