Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey April 17, 2025 Private equity risk insights According to findings from Protiviti’s latest Top Risks survey, executives and board members from PE firms and their portfolio companies are facing several complex and interconnected risks — operational, macroeconomic and strategic — that could derail their value-creation efforts. In addition to economic-related worries, cyber threats rank as a top risk issue for this industry group, and with… Blogs July 31, 2023 Simple is secure: Streamlining smart contract design For security teams looking to implement and design smart contracts, there are many intricacies and nuances that can be overwhelming. Using established standards for the secure development of smart contracts/decentralised applications (dApps) is instrumental to effectively launch smart contracts. In an earlier blog, I introduced the basics of smart contracts; today, I’m diving into existing… Blogs May 17, 2024 Inclusive culture starts with contract language Anyone who wins business via competitive bid may have noticed that requests for proposals (RFPs) increasingly feature instructions to adopt inclusive language in responses. Over the past several years, more and more potential customers are seeking cybersecurity partners whose values in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) correspond with their own. Sometimes, enterprises will… Whitepaper May 10, 2024 Motivating the Multigenerational Workforce of 2030 Any predictions made before 2020 about the future of work have changed with COVID-19, inflation and social movements of the past two years. The workforce of 2030 looks very different than once expected. Prior to 2020, the U.S. labor force included five generations working side by side for the first time in history. Attracting, engaging and retaining a multigenerational workforce was a top… Blogs January 31, 2024 Capabilities, limitations of Microsoft’s native SoD tool Segregation of duties (SoD) is a well-known term among auditors and anyone who has ever been audited. SoD is the understanding that no user should have access to two conflicting business functions that would allow a user to commit fraud or error (e.g., the ability to create a vendor record, then process a payment to that vendor). The idea can be intimidating and overwhelming to those who do not… Podcast May 28, 2025 Podcast | Aerospace Quantum Advantage — with Q-CTRL Over 1000 GPS denial attacks happen around the world … every day! If GPS fails, planes, ships, and drones could be stranded in a fog of uncertainty or forced into a dangerous situation. Can the unprecedented precision of quantum sensing help? We dive into cutting-edge innovations at Q-CTRL, exploring how AI-powered quantum navigation is revolutionising aerospace and defense, outsmarting GPS… Client Story September 14, 2023 Organisational Changes Drive Seamless Transformation of Back-Office Processes to Propel Business Strategy Protiviti partnered with leading technology company to assess, redesign, and standardise procurement, accounting, and finance functions. The company’s overall goal was to eliminate manual and disparate back-office processes to create capacity for strategic and growth objectives. Client Story April 5, 2024 Seamless NetSuite Migration Optimises Operations A leading fundraising and branding organisation offering agency, data processing, and digital and media services was seeking a partner to facilitate the transition to NetSuite as the system of record for its operation. Insights paper November 27, 2024 Harnessing the future: Protiviti’s research on AI adoption Due in large part to the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), organisations of all types and sizes are implementing, or considering adopting, AI for various business functions and activities — from accounting and finance to cybersecurity, customer experience and more. Whitepaper March 11, 2024 Healthcare IA Benchmarking Internal audit (IA) functions continue to undergo significant changes ranging from the expanded use of emerging technologies, including robust data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), and options on where their people work (i.e., remote, hybrid or onsite). IA functions within healthcare organizations have continued to evolve and adapt— some faster than others. Keep the pace by comparing… Load More