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2017 Vendor Risk Management Benchmark Survey

Protiviti’s 2017 Vendor Risk Management Benchmark Survey, now in its fourth year, found that a majority of companies pla...

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Topics: Performance Management/Measurement, Vendor Management, Audit Committee & Board, Data Security, IT Security

How Long Does It Take to Implement a Patch?

A recent breach has raised serious questions about whether boards of directors and senior management are asking the righ...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Data Security, IT Controls, IT Risk, IT Security, Privacy

Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2018

Critical concerns abound for board members and C-suite executives, according to the sixth annual Executive Perspectives ...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Laws & Regulations, Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Strategic Risk, Data Security, IT Security, IT Strategy, IT Infrastructure, Data Analytics

Setting the 2018 Audit Committee Agenda

Our suggested agenda consists of eight issues—four pertaining to enterprise, process and technology risks and four to fi...

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Topics: Accounting/Finance, Financial Reporting, Revenue, Audit Committee & Board, Risk Assessment, Self-Assessment, Enterprise Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB

Is Your Strategy Focused on Digital?

In this edition, Protiviti discusses four important activities for organizations to consider as they contemplate what di...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Technology Industry, Risk Assessment, Self-Assessment, Enterprise Risk Management, Change Management, IT Strategy, IT Risk

Top Risks for 2018: Key Issues Being Discussed in the Boardroom and C-Suite

Again this year, the rapid speed of disruptive innovation and new technologies outpacing an organization’s ability to co...

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Topics: Business Continuity Management, Audit Committee & Board, Compliance, Communications Industry, Technology Industry, Risk Assessment, Internal Audit, Change Management, IT Strategy, IT Risk

Top Risks for 2018: Energy and Utilities Industry Group Results

There are a number of notable changes for this year’s Energy and Utilities industry risks. Specifically, succession chal...

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Topics: Performance Management/Measurement, Audit Committee & Board, Laws & Regulations, Energy & Utilities Industry, Risk Assessment

Top Risks for 2018: Manufacturing and Distribution Industry Group Results

Overall, board members and C-suite executives of manufacturing and distribution organizations see a higher magnitude and...

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Topics: Inventory & Materials Management, Supply Chain, Audit Committee & Board, Manufacturing & Distribution Industry, Risk Assessment, Physical Security, Change Management, IT Risk, IT Strategy

Setting the Audit Committee Agenda for 2018

Protiviti recently published a suggested 2018 agenda of items audit committees should consider over the next twelve mont...

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Topics: Financial Reporting, Intellectual Property, Revenue, Training & Development, Compliance, Laws & Regulations, Audit Committee & Board, Risk Assessment, Internal Controls, PCAOB

Board Oversight of Performance Management

Performance management is the process by which performance toward targeted goals is measured and monitored. Performance ...

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Topics: Business Continuity Management, Performance Management/Measurement, Audit Committee & Board, Risk Assessment

Partnering for CAE Success: Building the Audit Committee Relationship

Effective audit committee relationships are not possible without effective communication skills. It is common to call co...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Audit Reporting, Internal Audit, Performance Management/Measurement, Self-Assessment, Training & Development

2018 Audit Committee Agenda: Assessing Committee Effectiveness and Obtaining Business Context

This article covers the first two of eight recommendations Protiviti has for the 2018 audit committee agenda: periodic a...

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Topics: Financial Reporting, Performance Management/Measurement, Audit Committee & Board, Risk Assessment, Enterprise Risk Management, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, Privacy, Change Management, IT Risk

2018 Audit Committee Agenda: Financial Reporting Risks

Protiviti has identified eight audit committee agenda priorities for 2018, half of which focus on financial reporting ri...

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Topics: Financial Reporting, Revenue, Audit Committee & Board, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB, Reporting/Disclosure, Change Management

2018 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey

Protiviti’s benchmarking survey discusses how many internal audit departments are still struggling to develop a formal m...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Financial Reporting, Fraud, Internal Audit, IT Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Strategic Risk, Data Analytics

A Risk-Informed Approach to Enterprise Risk Management

In this latest installment of The Bulletin, we explore the ERM topic once again — this time examining how a “risk-inform...

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Topics: Project Management, Audit Committee & Board, Corporate Governance, Risk Assessment, Self-Assessment, COSO, Enterprise Risk Management

The Cyber Risk Oversight Challenge

Every board today faces the challenge of overseeing the investment of finite protection resources in an ever-changing cy...

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Topics: Disaster Recovery, Audit Committee & Board, Enterprise Risk Management, Data Security, IT Security, IT Risk, IT Governance

The Relevance of Sustainability Performance to Board Risk Oversight

The pursuit of aggressive environmental, economic and social sustainability goals presents both opportunity and risk. Th...

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Topics: Performance Management/Measurement, Corporate Governance, Ethics, Audit Committee & Board, Governance Risk & Compliance

Protiviti Booklets

Internal Auditing Around the World: Volume 14

In Volume XIV of Protiviti’s Internal Auditing Around the World, we take a closer look at internal auditors’ challenges ...

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Topics: Internal Audit, Audit Committee & Board, Cloud Computing, IT Risk, IT Controls, IT Infrastructure, IT Strategy

Meaningful Cybersecurity Reporting: Measurement That Matters

Leadership are looking to metrics and insights to face today’s cybersecurity concerns. At the end of 2017, Protiviti spo...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Risk Assessment, Data Analytics, IT Risk

Assurance and Advisory: Balancing Stakeholder Expectations in Internal Audit

This article shares some of the highlights from Protiviti’s presentation at the 2017 ISACA GRC Conference, including act...

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Topics: Customer Satisfaction, Performance Management/Measurement, Audit Committee & Board, Audit Planning, Strategic Risk, Internal Audit

Oversight of Organizational Speed in the Digital Age

This issue explores 10 ideas on managing to the speed of business and its implications to board oversight.

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Enterprise Risk Management, Strategic Risk, Cloud Computing, IT Governance

Risk Culture Audits: Does Your Organization Walk the Talk?

Based on observations from working with financial services industry (FSI) clients and colleagues, Protiviti’s Reema Sing...

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Topics: Audit Committee & Board, Audit Testing, Corporate Governance, Ethics, Internal Audit, Whistleblower/Complaint Reporting, Culture