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Ever since Steven Spielberg put the metaverse on the mainstream map in 2018 with his science-fiction adventure film, Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline's novel of the same name, there has been a slow but steady drumbeat of momentum building around the potential and possibilities of this brave, new, immersive world. Sure, the metaverse had been talked about long before 2018, but once Spielberg made a metaverse…

Modern business is often defined not only by change, myriad projects and increasing regulation but also by culture, employee experience and well-being. Somewhere in the middle is the sweet spot of positive performance. Julie Wacker, occupational psychologist at Robertson Cooper, spoke to Matt Duncan, a managing director at Protiviti, about finding the balance.

Cybersecurity governance should do more than manage cyber risk. Good cybersecurity governance creates efficiencies by clarifying the outcomes expected from its processes and establishing boundaries of responsibility among cybersecurity practitioners, frontline operational areas, senior leaders and board members. Recently, numerous crises have drawn senior leaders and board members down into cybersecurity’s tactical…

Last Thursday, the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) released interpretive guidance on how to effectively apply the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework (ICIF) — which is currently applied to financial reporting — to sustainability reporting. The guidance results from a project approved by the COSO board a year ago with the objective of helping organisations “create and…

Senior leaders focused on cybersecurity recognise there is considerable guidance, best practices, frameworks, regulations and varied opinions on how programmes should design defensive capabilities. In addition, depending on the day, the various pressures in the organisation’s macro-environment may be greater or lesser and invite different priorities for time, team and budget. Despite these various pressures and…

Some of the toughest conversations CIOs will have within their organisations are likely to be about the benefits of adopting every emerging technology that’s caught business leaders’ attention versus the potential investments to be made in transforming legacy systems. As companies across all industries look to accelerate efforts to achieve their business transformation goals, a considerable amount of focus – and…

Could any security organisation benefit from greater innovation? Or from responding more effectively to diverse internal customers? How about benefitting by retaining the talent its leaders have so carefully nurtured, by accessing more diverse capabilities, or by improving problem-solving capabilities within the team?

Learning difficulties at school left Victoria Sprott feeling confused about her abilities, but a sales job in Australia, helped launch a career in recruitment. Rhianne Williams from Protiviti’s iGROWW network hears a story about finding a calling, embracing the fear of change, and nurturing a healthy family life alongside a successful career.

Background On 16 February 2023, the Attorney-General’s Department released its Privacy Act Review Report (the Report) following a two-year review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act). The Report contains 116 recommended amendments to the existing Act to strengthen the protection of personal information and the control individuals have over their information. If accepted and adopted, the recommendations will…

This blog post was authored by Chris Hanson - Director, Danielle Baumann - Senior Manager, Enterprise Application Solutions on The Technology Insights Blog. As more and more retailers build strategies to address supply chain challenges, customer experience and ease of doing business, many have come to the realisation that there may not be a single best solution for their various needs. This, coupled with point-of-…