Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Sort by: Relevance Date Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog November 6, 2019 Project Cortex Unveiled at Microsoft Ignite Project Cortex, a new cloud service from Microsoft, was just introduced to attendees at the 2019 Microsoft Ignite conference. In January, Protiviti will host a webinar reviewing Project Cortex’s features and functionalities. Registration will be available soon, but in the meantime, let me introduce you to some of the most compelling features of this new solution. Project Cortex Overview Project… Blog November 7, 2019 Data Readiness: Preparing for an SAP S/4HANA Implementation In getting ready for an SAP S/4HANA implementation, it’s all about the data. When organizations start the journey to SAP’s “Intelligent Enterprise” by embarking on their S/4HANA implementations, data readiness is a foundational element. We like to say there are four steps to an S/4HANA data lifecycle, starting with the all-important first step: understanding the current data environment. In a… Blog November 14, 2019 Cloud Governance, Demystified In today’s digital world, the need for organizations to align cloud capabilities with business requirements grows every day. While cloud provides dynamic flexibility and scale, it requires organizations to maximize information security to protect their brand reputation from unplanned service disruptions. A lack of governance also significantly increases the risk of data vulnerability. Some of the… Blog November 18, 2019 Best Practices for Managing Consumer Privacy Requests Nearly every day, we talk with clients who are working hard to update their systems and processes around consumer data privacy in order to comply with the specifics set forth by both the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We see a good bit of confusion and indecision around how organizations can best manage requests and what… Blog November 20, 2019 Data Broker Registration and the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 There is one certainty about the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA): Today’s CCPA is not going to be next year’s CCPA. The volume and velocity of changes to the CCPA and the lack of substantial guidance regarding it promise to make for an interesting 2020 as companies begin their implementation of privacy compliance for this new regulation. First, introduced recently into the… Blog November 21, 2019 Last Call: A CCPA Readiness Primer The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. That’s just 40 days from the date we published this blog. Yet we continue to see a considerable number of organizations that are likely to be impacted by this new legislation failing to put together personal data privacy protection programs. That could be a costly mistake. In a recent webinar we held on this topic, a… Blog December 2, 2019 Microsoft Dynamics Security: 10 Common SoD Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Microsoft Dynamics Finance and Operations (D365F&O) is a powerful cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that provides organizations the ability to centralize master data and provide real-time transaction processing and reporting. As organizations begin to transition ERP to the cloud, it requires them to rethink business processes and how they are managing their company. Many… Blog December 4, 2019 FFIEC’s Updated BCM Booklet Highlights Operational Resilience Concepts This blog post is also featured on The Protiviti View. Compared to the 2015 version, the updated business continuity management booklet released in November 2019 by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) offers increased clarity, with detailed examples designed to make it easier for financial institutions to comply with its guidance and to help examiners determine whether… Blog December 9, 2019 Phase 4 of the SAP S/4HANA Journey: Prepare and Modernize There are many key steps in completing a successful SAP S/4HANA® journey, including what many call Phase 4: Prepare and Modernize the environment in preparation for the S/4HANA implementation. There are several aspects that need to be considered, including the SAP ECC system or legacy systems, other third-party applications, governance processes and the various strategies to be put in place to… Blog December 10, 2019 The Role of a Security & Controls Team During an SAP S/4HANA Business Transformation Any SAP S/4HANA program that doesn’t prioritize security, controls and compliance into the overall design is never going to yield the return the investment deserves. In today’s digital age, it’s simply not enough to effectively implement enterprise applications to support business operations. Companies are also expected to address cybersecurity, application security, financial and data privacy… Load More