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 19, 2014 Assessing the Top Priorities for Today’s Internal Audit Functions Protiviti’s research train keeps on rolling! Today we released the results of our latest Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey. We’ve been conducting research to identify internal audit priorities and trends for eight years and have been very pleased with the response we continue to receive from the market. In looking at the major findings in our 2014 study, I expect this year will be no… Blog March 23, 2014 Is Your HIPAA House in Order? Expect enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule, part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), to increase in 2014. I recommend taking steps right now to ensure that your organization is, and can demonstrate that it is, doing everything the HIPAA Security Rule requires, particularly if – or when, as seems more likely – a government auditor comes calling. Read on,… Blog November 10, 2015 Maintaining Margins While Staying Vigilant - Highlights from the FERF/Protiviti 2016 Finance Priorities Survey Finance functions were historically busy last year. But they cannot afford to back off. In the coming year, between maintaining margins, forecasting cash flow, complying with new regulations and combatting cyberthreats, finance functions will have much to monitor on their radars and need to be incredibly vigilant. The results of the 2016 Finance Priorities Survey from the Financial… Blog November 11, 2015 Cybersecurity Looms Large at Debate on Geopolitical Risk The mission of St. John’s University Center for Excellence in Enterprise Risk Management is to “become a leading center that brings together students, academicians, executives, and board members for the purpose of developing and sharing knowledge, tools, and best practices in enterprise risk management.” The Center did just that when it hosted a panel discussion on geopolitical risk on October 15… Blog November 13, 2015 Ten Keys to Managing Reputation Risk Warren Buffett once famously said that it takes 20 years to build a reputation and just five minutes to ruin it. All of us see evidence of how true this bit of wisdom is all the time. In the wake of recent corporate scandals, I thought now might be a good time to revisit some of the advice we give our clients on how to preserve reputation and brand. These “Ten Keys to Managing Reputation Risk”… Blog November 17, 2015 Happy Cow vs. Hedgehog: Getting Straight on Principle 8 In conjunction with International Fraud Awareness Week, we will be running a series of blog posts by our Investigations & Fraud Risk Management practice leaders. For more on the topic, and to listen to our recorded webinars, visit www.protiviti.com/internalinvestigations. International Fraud Awareness Week provides the opportunity to have meaningful dialogue on a topic… Blog November 25, 2015 Trendspotting: Protiviti’s PreView of Emerging Risks Some superheroes see through walls. Exceptional corporate leaders see over the horizon and around corners, spotting emerging risks before they become obvious obstacles. These leaders may be interested in the latest issue of Protiviti’s PreView newsletter, in which we evaluate trends using the global risk categories developed by the World Economic Forum as a working framework. In this issue… Blog December 4, 2015 IT Security and Privacy Survey Webinar Highlights We covered the release of our 2015 IT Security and Privacy Survey here on our blog in September, but given the survey’s finding that there was a widespread lack of cybersecurity confidence among organizations surveyed, we wanted to revisit this important topic with discussion from our October 27 webinar. Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication. One in three targets falls… Blog December 10, 2015 2015 IT Audit Benchmarking Survey: Key Takeaways With the global proliferation of mobile devices and the Internet of Things connecting technologies and people like never before, IT audit leaders have an increasingly critical role to play. They need to work in collaboration with executive management, the board of directors, IT, HR, and numerous other departments to ensure their organizations identify, mitigate and monitor an escalating volume of… Blog December 15, 2015 A Matter of Trust: Taking a Look at the CISA Controversy Back in October, we issued a Flash Report on a senate move regarding a proposed law that has spurred controversy at home and abroad. The bill is intended to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of threat information. Now out of committee, and potentially up for a floor vote in the Senate soon, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) would allow (but not… Load More