Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs July 14, 2023 Smart contracts part 1: What is a smart contract? In recent years, there’s been considerable talk of blockchain and its use cases in the business world. While some of these topics have specific use cases – metaverse, decentralised finance, etc – there is one topic that underpins everything in the blockchain and decentralised space: smart contracts. Smart contracts are behind-the-scenes applications that route data, track changes and settle… Blogs July 14, 2023 Cybersecurity risk assessments vs. gap assessments: Why both matter This blog post was authored by Rob Woltering - Associate Director, Security and Privacy on the technology insights blog. As cybersecurity incidents continue to make headlines, whether involving the breach of sensitive information or the halting of an enterprise’s operations, cybersecurity risks remain top of mind for many organisations. To this end, organisations are continuously… Blogs November 3, 2023 Tackling gender bias: Women in cybersecurity Cybersecurity is distinguished not only by a talent shortage but also by having a predominantly male workforce. Women are in the minority on most cybersecurity teams that have women at all, so when they experience gender bias, they’re likely to be isolated. Flash Report July 31, 2023 SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Enhancements: Efforts to Boost Investor Confidence On 26 July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments1 to its rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s view is that cybersecurity threats and incidents pose an ongoing risk to public companies, investors and market… Whitepaper February 21, 2023 ISO 27001: 2022 - Key Changes and Approaches to Transition This article will address the changes and updates to ISO 27001 standard published on October 25, 2022, and the approaches organizations can take to implement the changes introduced. There have been significant advancements in technology, as well as an increase in the complexity of security threats since the last iteration of ISO 27001 was published on September 25, 2013. The changes introduced in… Blogs May 5, 2023 Creating a resilient cybersecurity strategy: The governance lifecycle approach Cybersecurity governance should do more than manage cyber risk. Good cybersecurity governance creates efficiencies by clarifying the outcomes expected from its processes and establishing boundaries of responsibility among cybersecurity practitioners, frontline operational areas, senior leaders and board members. Recently, numerous crises have drawn senior leaders and board members down… Flash Report November 9, 2021 U.S. Department of Defense Updates Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements: CMMC 2.0 On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD or Department) published a proposed update to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and defined a path forward that has Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors eager to understand impacts to their business and anticipated next steps in the evolution of the CMMC programme. In addition to simplifying and consolidating the… Survey January 7, 2022 Three Conversation Starters That Advance CISO/CFO Collaboration The quality and, in some cases, the existence of the CISO/CFO relationship varies by company. In organisations where the CISO role is positioned and promoted as a source of value, CISOs and CFOs tend to collaborate more often and more meaningfully than in companies that treat information security as a cost center (and typically struggle with cybersecurity as a result). Protiviti’s 2021… Whitepaper July 22, 2021 The adoption of "Zero Trust" The future of organisations will be built on the ability to work securely from anywhere, using any device at any time. This was made clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced millions of workers to work from home using company-owned or personal devices. As the velocity and persistence of cybersecurity attacks increase daily and digital transformation continues to be a priority for… Whitepaper February 22, 2021 Four Ways Finance Leaders Strengthen Cybersecurity As CEOs and boards become more informed about the extreme threats that cybersecurity lapses pose, their expectations are growing. CFOs’ expanding contributions to fortifying organisational data security, the highest priority identified in Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey, play a pivotal role in satisfying those high expectations. Board members demand coherent, relevant and… Load More
