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    March 6, 2019
    By now it is common knowledge that the 2018 Q4 System and Organizational Controls 1 (SOC 1) Type 2 issued for Oracle’s Cloud services came with a qualified opinion. In short, Oracle’s external auditor identified control deviations during their scheduled audit efforts which focused on the April 1 to September 30, 2018 timeframe. But what does that translate to for organizations who opted for…
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    March 29, 2019
    With the evolution of SAP HANA, Business Warehouse (BW) has undergone significant transformation. The addition of SAP HANA as the database layer enables better integration, vastly improved performance and better business outcomes. Companies that implemented BW before HANA and haven’t upgraded may experience challenges such as additional persistent layers, complex reconciliation issues, longer…
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    April 8, 2019
    My name is Madelyn, I’m 24 years old, and I’m a professional software developer at Protiviti. I spend most of my days writing code to create new features for and fix bugs on clients’ web and mobile applications. I began programming during my second semester of college as part of an introductory engineering class. Until that point, no one in my life had suggested that I try computer science. I…
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    April 15, 2019
    The 2019 GRC, BI/Analytics and Finance SAPinsider Conferences took place in mid-March in Las Vegas. Our SAP teams spent time attending conference sessions, and their observations on what’s trending across the industry are compiled here in the first of a post-conference series. During the 2019 conference, I talked with a number of customers who were unsure how SAP Cloud Identity Access…
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    March 20, 2019
    What is important to the business community with the advent of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect on January 1, 2020? At a recent California Consumer Privacy Act rulemaking workshop held by the California Department of Justice (DOJ), the constant refrain from attendees was for the California Attorney General to offer clarity and guidance on the anticipated impact…
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    March 26, 2019
    Every week seems to introduce new developments with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) either from consumer concerns, business compliance and/or how the California Attorney General (AG) will handle enforcement. One notion is clear; companies must have an operationalized privacy program in place to demonstrate compliance. Doing nothing will give rise to risks of litigation and enforcement…
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    April 17, 2019
    According to the recent survey conducted by North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative and Protiviti (2019 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks), C-suite executives and board members continue to view cyberthreats as a top risk behind the risks of competing against “born digital” firms, retaining top talent, and regulatory changes. Additionally, these leaders continue to view identity…
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    April 24, 2019
    Two proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are sure to generate mixed reactions if either passes. The first would expand individual consumer rights while the second modifies the definition of “consumer” to exclude California employees as consumers under a separate amendment, if passed. The CCPA will affect any business collecting or storing data about California…
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    May 3, 2017
    The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its annual business plan for fiscal year 2017-2018. The FCA is the conduct regulator for 56,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential regulator for over 18,000 of those firms. Its annual business plan and mission statement gives firms and consumers greater clarity about how the regulator intends to…
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    May 5, 2017
    Last month, in New York City, Protiviti hosted a gathering of scores of financial service industry representatives to discuss the recently enacted New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Part 500, Cybersecurity Requirements For Financial Services Companies. Similar in design to the previously enacted DFS Part 504, Transaction Monitoring and Filtering Program Requirements and…
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