Results for

Sort by:
  • Blog
    August 1, 2019
    New technology helps define the rapidly changing world we live in. Combining the power of artificial intelligence (AI) with analytics opens a world of opportunities for organizations. But the reality of this new world is that scammers are usually close behind to put their own unique twist on those digitally driven opportunities. Online scams come in all shapes and sizes. But who would have…
  • Blog
    August 5, 2019
    In July, Protiviti was recognized with the Microsoft 2019 MSUS Partner Award – Diversity & Inclusion for its work with the leading workforce development provider, Goodwill Industries International, and other organizations. The MSUS awards are given to companies that demonstrate leadership in customer impact, solution innovation, deployment and exceptional use of advanced features in…
  • Blog
    August 7, 2019
    Recent events involving AWS S3 data compromises have once again highlighted the ongoing and complex struggle organizations face when attempting to achieve a secure state of operations in the cloud. Of particular interest is the reinforcement of the need for defense in depth with active monitoring. While officially published documents have left out the detail of the initial server compromise, the…
  • Blog
    August 16, 2019
    On August 13, Microsoft released information regarding patches that will impact virtually every modern version of Windows. This alert, Patch New Wormable Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services, outlines “a set of fixes for Remote Desktop Services that include two critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.” As Microsoft points out, these vulnerabilities raise significant red flags…
  • Blog
    August 20, 2019
    The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does not mention anywhere in the statute that a data map must be performed or that vendors must be categorized. Yet, as we work with organizations that are preparing to implement CCPA compliance measures by the end of this year, we hear these common refrains when we recommend that businesses perform a data map and categorize vendors as part of their…
  • Blog
    September 3, 2019
    Oracle Cloud continues to be a hot topic as companies are drawn to the benefits that come with a Cloud ERP environment, including a reduced burden on infrastructure management. However, in terms of functionality, Cloud is still playing catch-up to the existing features of its on-premise E-Business Suite (EBS) counterpart. As such, Oracle releases quarterly Cloud updates comprised of new…
  • Blog
    September 4, 2019
    Microservices architecture is not one size fits all. While it can bring advantages in the areas of agility, scalability and resilience, it is vital for application leaders to know about the tradeoffs and costs that it can also bring. There are varying levels of service granularity that application leaders can chose from to ensure their firms and teams can fully realize benefits and advantages in…
  • Blog
    September 4, 2019
    Things just aren’t as simple as they used to be. When it comes to managing organizational IT risks associated with confidentiality, integrity and availability (the long held “CIA” triumvirate within security), it doesn’t get any easier. A confusion of terms as well as the merging of traditional security and resiliency processes has contributed to recent noise. As companies address the risk of…
  • Blog
    November 6, 2019
    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
    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…
Loading...