Results for “Finance Trends Survey” Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Landing Page Privacy Notice Blog July 1, 2024 AIR's Jo Ann Barefoot on AI, automation and the future of financial regulation “If we look at the financial sector, it is changing as much as anything else around us in terms of technology, digitization, tokenization, all the trends that we’re living with, and it really matters. It’s an area where if it doesn’t work well, people get hurt.” “We can encourage development of AI assistants for the financial consumer who can help her pay her bills, do her budget, evaluate… Newsletter July 4, 2022 Private Equity Insights: PE Challenges with ESG, Future of Work, and Cybersecurity As we head into the second half of 2022, it’s a volatile business climate in private equity. Inflation is on the rise, fueled by strong consumer demand. The labor market has stayed hot and unemployment levels low, with the gap between job openings and available candidates in the millions. PE deal activity and exits have slowed but they remain above longer-term trends. That said, public listings… Blog April 17, 2018 New Security Threat Report by Protiviti Draws on Nine Years of Data, Offers a Road Map for Better Security Cybersecurity breaches of magnitude and consequences that used to be unthinkable a decade ago are happening with alarming regularity today. But while breaches have exploded in scope, the basic weaknesses that allow them to happen remain much the same and can be summed up in five categories — weak user provisioning, lack of employee awareness, a lag in patch management, ineffective system… Blog February 23, 2017 Cybercrime, Brand Damage Among Top Risks for Technology, Media and Communications Companies, Executives Say If improving brand protection isn’t a top-line agenda item in the cybersecurity discussions happening at the highest levels in your organization, it needs to be. In today’s era of lightning-quick social media sharing, brand protection has become even more important — and far more challenging — for technology, media and communications (TMC) companies. Two factors play a role: Expanding use of… Blog May 23, 2016 Prioritizing Risks and Demonstrating Strategic Risk Savvy May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. In my last post, I argued that internal auditors should go beyond assurance to serve as strategic advisers to executive management and directors. This begs the question: Which… Blog March 16, 2022 The War in Ukraine Rages On: The Energy Fallout Over the last two weeks, the world has witnessed harrowing images of Russian atrocities in targeting civilians with indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas, medical facilities and infrastructure. Ukrainian resistance has stiffened as a tragic humanitarian crisis has unfolded. Almost three million refugees have fled the country as the Russian military relies on long-range firepower,… Whitepaper May 7, 2020 COVID-19 Borrowing Options: A Primer for Franchisees and Other Small and Medium-Size Businesses Amid unprecedented economic disruption caused by COVID-19, small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are the backbone of the U.S. economy face intertwining choices and challenges in determining the best courses of action to preserve their operations and protect the financial well-being of their employees. While direct bank and market financing remain an option for some, most small and medium-… Blog April 25, 2023 How Companies Can Prepare for the Metaverse and Build Revenue Streams In recent years, the metaverse has gained increasing attention and investment, with many companies, startups and entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on its potential. Yet, confusion about what the metaverse is and how it can be used for practical business applications still exists. Some of that confusion can be attributed to the lack of a consensus over the precise definition of “the metaverse.”… Blog October 21, 2020 How Firms Can Tackle Technology Risk Blind Spots to Build Resilience Contrary to popular belief, criminals — insiders or outsiders — are not the most common cause of major operational failures. Technology is the biggest culprit. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, robotic process automation (RPA), cloud computing and other technologies continues to transform finance. It has created a mix of technological risks that frequently disrupt… Load More
