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  • Blog
    November 25, 2015
    Trendspotting: Protiviti’s PreView of Emerging Risks
    Some superheroes see through walls. Exceptional corporate leaders see over the horizon and around corners, spotting emerging risks before they become obvious obstacles. These leaders may be interested in the latest issue of Protiviti’s PreView newsletter, in which we evaluate trends using the global risk categories developed by the World Economic Forum as a working framework. In this issue…
  • Blog
    December 4, 2015
    IT Security and Privacy Survey Webinar Highlights
    The 2015 IT Security and Privacy Survey findings revealed a widespread lack of cybersecurity confidence among organizations surveyed. Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication. One in three targets falls victim. If your organization is not keeping pace with the threats, then you are falling behind. Directors take note: The most significant differentiator in an organization…
  • Blog
    December 10, 2015
    2015 IT Audit Benchmarking Survey: Key Takeaways
    With the global proliferation of mobile devices and the Internet of Things connecting technologies and people like never before, IT audit leaders have an increasingly critical role to play. They need to work in collaboration with executive management, the board of directors, IT, HR, and numerous other departments to ensure their organizations identify, mitigate and monitor an escalating volume of…
  • Blog
    December 15, 2015
    A Matter of Trust: Taking a Look at the CISA Controversy
    Back in October, we issued a Flash Report on a senate move regarding a proposed law that has spurred controversy at home and abroad. The bill is intended to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of threat information. Now out of committee, and potentially up for a floor vote in the Senate soon, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) would allow (but not…
  • Blog
    December 18, 2015
    Looking Back on 2015 and The IIA: The Updated Professional Guidance Framework
    Looking back on 2015, an overlooked, but important development for internal audit professionals was the revision of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), an evolving collection of guidance by The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) that has provided professional direction to internal auditors worldwide since 1947. Although the announcement back in July didn’t garner the…
  • Blog
    December 22, 2015
    2015 Wrap-up: It’s Been a Great Year, Thanks to You
    Before the ball drops in Times Square to usher in a new year, I wanted to revisit some of the high points of 2015 here on this blog, and thank you for your participation and readership. A couple of observations: You’re consistent. This year’s most-viewed blog entries tended to be those tied to risk, change, and cybersecurity. That aligns with the key areas of interest expressed in several of…
  • Blog
    January 12, 2016
    A Farewell to Michael Oxley
    Staunch champions of corporate governance and fair financial reporting lost a friend over the holidays with the passing of former U.S. Rep. Michael Oxley on January 1. The Ohio Republican, co-author, with Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes, of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), was an ethical stalwart and strong advocate and warrior for corporate oversight and accounting reform.…
  • Podcast series
    February 28, 2022
    Achieving Crypto Agility
    Guest Speaker: Rebecca Krauthamer – Chief Product Officer Greg Bullard – Chief Technology Officer It’s amazing how many programming languages and interfaces exist in quantum compung already. What if there was a way to learn and use all of them without installing anything? qBraid is making that possible with a site you can join for free today. Join host Konstannos Karagiannis for a chat with…
  • Blog
    January 15, 2016
    “No Fraud Here?” Look Again, Says New Survey From Protiviti and Utica College
    Nobody wants to believe that their company is losing significant revenue to fraud. And, understandably, organizations don’t want to spend scarce resources managing risks they don’t consider legitimate. With regulators and prosecutors increasingly holding executives accountable for fraud prevention, however, there’s a strong incentive to replace the old refrain of “no fraud here” with the more…
  • Blog
    January 20, 2016
    It’s That Time of Year: The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda
    It was a good kickoff of the new year, with more than 1,500 forward-looking directors and executives logging on to our January 7th webinar, Setting the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. Hosted by Protiviti’s Brian Christensen and David Brand and me, the webinar was based on our latest issue of The Bulletin, which I’ve tweeted about, but have not previously addressed here. Given the high…
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