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    March 28, 2017
    2017 Technologies Driving GRC Change
    Digital transformation was probably one of 2016’s top buzzwords, meaning many different things to different analysts, journalists and vendors. For me, it represents real and significant investments in modernizing IT infrastructures, including those that support GRC activities and processes. Consider the trends we’re immersed in. Enterprises are adopting cloud and mobile technologies at an…
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    March 29, 2017
    No More Waiting Game for Manufacturers: Industry 4.0 Is Already Here
    The term “Industry 4.0” isn’t new to manufacturers. What is new, for many of these businesses, is the recognition that the next wave of the Industrial Revolution is already breaking. There is no more time for “Let’s wait and see what this means for our business.” No manufacturer can afford to sit on the sidelines and watch as their industry is transformed by major innovations in digital…
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    March 30, 2017
    Answer Fundamental Questions and Beware of Overconfidence Before Moving to the Cloud
    For any business, migrating to the cloud is an essential step in the digitization journey. The baseline cloud benefits, such as reduced costs, greater efficiency and enhanced customer service, are important objectives to strive for, of course. The latter is especially attractive to consumer products and services companies. But there are many considerations, in addition to the benefits, that…
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    March 31, 2017
    The IPO Market Appears to Be Heating-up – Are You IPO-Ready?
    If the past month is any indication, the lull of 2016 is in the rear view mirror and we’re headed into an uptick in the IPO market. As more well-known and highly anticipated companies are going public, there are rumors of who might be next. With that said, history has shown the public offering windows opens and close quickly, and in order to take advantage of a healthy market, when IPOs tend to…
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    April 3, 2017
    Top Technology Challenges for Internal Audit: Results From Protiviti’s IT Audit Survey
    Process automation and digital transformation are near the top of most corporate agendas, and the IT audit function has never held a more crucial role. The results of the 6th Annual IT Audit Benchmarking Study from ISACA and Protiviti illustrate the increasingly integrated role IT audit leaders and professionals are assuming in regard to technology initiatives in their organizations. I had the…
  • Blog
    April 3, 2017
    PCAOB White Paper Calls Attention to the Risk of Material Weaknesses at Emerging Growth Companies
    Last week, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released its semi-annual white paper providing general information about certain characteristics of emerging growth companies (EGCs). The PCAOB’s white paper provides a number of observations regarding EGCs, which we summarize in a just-released Flash Report published on Protiviti's website. In our Flash Report, we also review…
  • Blog
    April 6, 2017
    DOJ Fraud Section Puts Boards of Directors on Notice Regarding “Conduct at the Top”
    In February 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section published its latest guidance on corporate compliance programs with the release of the very useful document titled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.” While many legal and compliance scholars have rightly stated that this latest publication isn’t anything radically different than prior authoritative guidance issued…
  • Blog
    April 7, 2017
    Cyber Vulnerabilities of Energy Companies' Control Systems Can Be Addressed Safely and Successfully
    The realization is growing across the oil and gas industry that the major cybersecurity threats to upstream, midstream and downstream data and operations are often aimed at operational technology (OT) systems and equipment – usually older, legacy models – rather than at the information technology (IT) side. Those operational technologies typically include industrial control systems (ICS),…
  • Blog
    April 10, 2017
    The Role of the Business in Ensuring a Successful ERP Implementation
    As organizations implement new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as part of digitization, process improvement and platform modernization, it is becoming increasingly critical not just for IT, but also for the business units themselves, to understand their central role in the overall success of these initiatives. The implementation of an enterprise system, or any other major IT system,…
  • Blog
    April 17, 2017
    Health Check on Emerging Growth Companies: PCAOB Reports High Incidence of Material Weaknesses
    A new white paper from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and an April increase in qualifying revenue limits have put emerging growth companies (EGCs) in the news recently. The EGC designation, established under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, makes it easier for small and growing businesses — specifically those on track for an initial public offering…
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