Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper May 20, 2021 New Executive Order Aims to Shore Up U.S. Cybersecurity Defenses A Primer for Federal Government Contractors On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to improve the United States’ cybersecurity and protect federal networks. Following the SolarWinds breach and, most recently, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the EO is the most recent action in the Biden administration’s plan to overhaul U.S. cybersecurity… 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… Podcast October 8, 2020 Podcast: Cybersecurity Hits Close to Home Welcome you to a new edition of Powerful Insights and our continuing series on cybersecurity awareness. This series is intended to highlight ways organisations can be proactive in addressing these critical security challenges. We explore how leaders can dynamically build cyber resilience while maximising value. In this series, we will be talking to our cybersecurity leaders who are in… Flash Report March 3, 2021 Virginia Becomes the Second State to Enact Consumer Privacy Law The Commonwealth of Virginia passed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law on March 2, 2021, following overwhelming bipartisan support for a state consumer privacy law. The November 2020 election results provided the much needed impetus to strengthen consumer privacy for the Commonwealth of Virginia. State officials wasted no time in introducing the privacy bill. Now that the… Whitepaper June 1, 2022 How can an enterprise use access management to establish a Zero Trust environment? A hybrid RBAC, ABAC and PBAC framework is the best practice approach A strong access management programme is foundational to establishing a Zero Trust environment by using contextual information to continuously validate that users are who they say they are and by restricting user access to necessary resources only. Within the Zero Trust framework, identity governance and risk-based… Flash Report April 11, 2024 The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024: Could this framework become the data privacy panacea? 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 November 4, 2024 New York DFS, White House issue guidance on AI‘s impact. What are the implications? During National Cybersecurity Month in October, both the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Biden administration issued releases on the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The DFS’s Industry Letter focuses on the impact of AI on the cybersecurity landscape while the Biden administration released the first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on… Whitepaper May 9, 2024 SIFMA’s Quantum Dawn VII After-Action Report The latest iteration of SIFMA’s biannual cybersecurity exercise focused on the outage of a critical third-party service provider. The simulation and concluding survey found many financial institutions are already experienced with the loss of a critical third-party, with protocols established for managing the outage. In this after-action report, we look at the lessons learned from the Quantum Dawn… Client Story October 21, 2024 Enhancing Consent Management with OneTrust Protiviti and OneTrust helped a global software and IT solutions provider enhance its consent management processes, ensuring regulatory compliance. Newsletter May 8, 2024 Sharpening the Board’s Focus on M&A Due Diligence Whether an acquisition is a stand-alone, complementary entity or an integration, the due diligence process is undergoing a paradigm shift due to the higher cost of funding and the impact of failed transactions. Boards should expect a more aggressive focus on due diligence.How has the due diligence process changed in recent years? For sure, the complexity of certain topics, such as environmental… Load More