Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter November 29, 2023 Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider As they self-assess their performance periodically, audit committees may find useful the illustrative questions we have made available in our Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider. Committee members should periodically assess the committee’s composition, charter and agenda focus in view of the company’s industry, circumstances, risks, financial reporting issues and current… Whitepaper January 31, 2024 2024: Global Sanctions Outlook for Financial Institutions KYC took on added significance in the sanctions world in 2023. No, not Know Your Customer, though that certainly remains important. Know Your Cargo became a new mantra for sanctions practitioners and there is every indication it will continue to be heard throughout 2024. But growing geopolitical tensions and national security concerns mean that trade-related sanctions will not be the only area of… Insights paper October 6, 2023 Principles for Data Recovery From a Severe Cyber Scenario This paper is intended to prompt increased dialogue between financial institutions, trade associations and regulatory authorities on a rapidly evolving topic. It lays out a set of principles that could align regulators, the financial sector and all three lines of defense within an organisation to a cohesive view of resilience. A key objective of this paper is to highlight the challenges in… Blogs May 17, 2024 Developing a security function during a CISO’s first 100 days These turbulent times of evolving threats and rising personal responsibility considerations for cybersecurity leaders make the CISO role a challenging but rewarding position. The CISO must contend with an increasing sophistication of attacks, potential geopolitical adversaries and the material impact cybersecurity can have on organisational value. Whether it’s a new CISO or a seasoned… Blogs July 31, 2023 Cyber risk quantification for chaos management The most important use of any risk assessment tool is that it must contribute to better decision making on how to manage individual risks. Whether that is treating and reducing risk, or accepting that risk exists, risk management activities must ultimately help management make better decisions. Executives and risk management leaders, though, are increasingly faced with risk decisions they have… Blogs July 4, 2023 Top 10 reasons for technology modernisation Business and IT leaders can articulate business cases for modernisation efforts by linking them to key value drivers that modernisation efforts are known to deliver. The strongest business cases cite multiple benefits, and it isn’t unusual for application modernisation projects to add value in three or more related categories of benefit. The modernisation drivers listed below are synergistic: it… Whitepaper March 21, 2023 Mitigating crypto sanctions evasion risk in financial institutions The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has long warned that criminals leverage virtual assets not only for predicate or money-laundering offenses but also to evade financial sanctions and raise funds to support terrorism. Even so, the number of recent headlines about criminal activity and sanctions evasion in the crypto industry is alarming. Cryptocurrency-based crime hit an all-time high of $20.… Newsletter June 28, 2024 Technology Insights Welcome to June issue of Technology Insights. Explore new webinars, videos, blogs, podcasts and much more. Newsletter May 24, 2024 Industry Insights - Energy This edition includes Protiviti's 2024 Energy & Utilities Top Risks Survey Report, recent blog posts and upcoming events. Survey October 24, 2023 2023 Global Finance Trends Survey Explore Protiviti’s 2023 global finance trends survey with expert opinions, financial forecasts, and financial risk assessments. Download the full report. Load More