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An emerging trend among private equity firms is their growing attention to the remediation, monitoring and reporting of cybersecurity capabilities of the companies in their portfolios. Historically, they have not fully appreciated the varying degrees of cybersecurity risk relative to a company’s specific industry. And understandably, the emphasis on investing in promising businesses and improving…
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The actions and decisions of C-suite leaders are typically driven by strategies designed to guide businesses toward growth and success. These plans invariably contain many assumptions. One is the expectation that their organisations will be able to deliver goods and services to customers even under stressful conditions – an expectation of resilience that is sometimes ill-conceived and…
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A tailored virtual workshop designed to enable rapid transformation
Navigating uncertainty with disruptive thinking
By any measure, we are currently living in extraordinary times. Extreme disruption to our healthcare system and uncertainty are the new norm. Government policies and guidelines continue to change. In times of stress, organisations can feel pressured to become narrow in their…
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The Construction Recovery Road Map to Mitigate the Aftermath of COVID-19
Introduction
The coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, known to the whole world as a global pandemic, has been the trending topic of the year, drastically impacting the economy and disrupting the lives of many people, businesses operating in numerous industries, financial markets and supply chains. All capital projects come with…
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In late 2020, physicists in China generated controversy by claiming quantum advantage with a photonic quantum computing system that’s technically not programmable. Other companies have been experimenting with photonic systems, including QuiX Quantum. How do these machines work? Should scientists redefine what quantum advantage means, focusing on practical, usable problems a machine is solving?…
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Innovation, transformation and the introduction of more advanced technologies are on the agendas of most groups in an organisation today. The same certainly holds true for internal audit functions – but perhaps not at the same levels of engagement as departments such as finance and IT. In fact, the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey from Protiviti show that overall…
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On April 29, 2022, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released new versions of the PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) ahead of the anticipated June 2022 release timeline. After the release of the new version of PCI DSS 4.0 a month prior, the new versions of the SAQs have been updated to reflect changes in the standard, as well as to adjust requirements applicable for…
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One of the biggest gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regime is about to be closed, moving the United States toward compliance with international AML and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) standards related to beneficial ownership.
Attempts to conceal ownership of corporations, limited liability companies or similar entities to facilitate illicit activity, including money…
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Sustainability reporting is not window dressing, nor is it a marketing exercise. Similar to financial reporting, ESG reporting needs to be a data-driven process.By Protiviti Managing Directors Sean Gleason and Rob GouldArticle originally appeared in Buyouts on 24 March 2022.
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Review of Microsoft 365 Capabilities for Records Management and the ICA Guidelines and Functional Requirements for Electronic Document and Records Management Systems
Leveraging Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online as an organisation’s primary electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) provides the ability to effectively fulfill compliance and regulatory requirements for information…
