Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog March 4, 2020 Major Security Vulnerabilities Could Expose Thousands of IoT Devices to Cyberattacks (Flash Report) IoT Vulnerabilities on the Rise A recently discovered set of Bluetooth-related vulnerabilities could mean thousands of IoT devices are vulnerable to attack and could experience deadlocks, crashes, buffer overflows and bypass of certain security settings. Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design uncovered a set of 12 vulnerabilities affecting seven major system-on-a-chip… Blog March 10, 2020 Further Measures From the Bank of England to Support LIBOR Transition In what has become a steady stream of advisories from regulators globally about the financial institution’s preparedness for LIBOR transition, the Bank of England (the Bank), on February 26, announced further measures designed to “turbo-charge sterling LIBOR transition” in a speech by Andrew Hauser, Executive Director of Markets at the Bank. The Bank recognises the progress made in 2019,… Blog March 12, 2020 The Future of Privacy Regulations: Coping With a Complex and Evolving Landscape Data privacy regulations are in flux, not only at the state and national level, but globally. Even as companies put the finishing touches on extensive preparations to comply with the European Union’s landmark GDPR law, new laws were introduced in the U.S. states of California, Vermont, Nevada, and Maine. While new laws are being passed, those in effect are already being amended. There is… Blog March 13, 2020 Pre-IPO Companies – Put Your Vendors’ SOC Reports on Your 2020 Reading List For public companies, collecting service organization control (SOC) reports is one of the important activities as of the end of their fiscal year. Companies that have not yet gone public but are considering it are advised to request these reports as part of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal control analysis, and review them for any exceptions or deficiencies, to avoid potential audit problems down… Blog March 16, 2020 COVID-19: Is Your Business Immunized Against Supply Chain Disruption? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which emerged in central China in late 2019, had spread to 144 countries by March 15, infecting over 124,800 people. More than 6,500 deaths have been linked to the virus. And there are concerns that the pandemic, which has also disrupted manufacturing operations and supply chains around the world — not to mention caused one of the steepest declines on record… Blog March 16, 2020 Financial Institutions Should Prepare for High Absenteeism, Operational Disruptions as Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens While the scale and duration of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is not yet fully understood, financial institutions, lawmakers, government and regulatory officials are working urgently to implement measures that will arrest the disruption to employees and customers, financial markets and systems, the economy, and business operations. So far, several agencies have issued updated guidance… Blog March 18, 2020 CECL and the New AICPA Practice Aid (Part 3): Internal Controls and Governance A new current expected credit losses (CECL) standard changes the way financial institutions estimate loss reserves from an “incurred loss” to an “expected loss” model. The AICPA has published a Practice Aid to help managers, internal auditors and audit committees prepare for the transition. We are offering our perspective on some of the sections in the Practice Aid that we think warrant… Blog March 19, 2020 The People Side of COVID-19: The Ultimate Test of Resilience? By any measure, the COVID-19 crisis represents an extraordinary set of circumstances, a perfect storm that could pose the ultimate test of resiliency for business organizations: Can they pivot through this daunting environment in a way that keeps both their operations and their brands intact? Some have referred to this global pandemic as a black swan. But it really isn’t. The World… Blog March 20, 2020 Leading Remote Teams in Times of Uncertainty As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt business activity across the globe, organizations are reacting to unexpected challenges and adopting new business practices to align with social distancing, school closures and other public health measures. While the long-term impacts of these changes are unclear, the rapid shift to remote employee working arrangements has emerged as a major trend… Blog March 24, 2020 Operational Resilience: Measuring Impact Tolerance the FAIR Way Among the UK supervisory authorities’ proposals and expectations for building operational resilience, the rules on “impact tolerance” have generated substantial debate and confusion. Mostly, the discussion has centered around how firms would go about quantifying that point in time when the viability of their important business services and processes is irrevocably threatened by a disruptive event… Load More
