Financial Services Regulators Focusing on Cyber Resilience
Cyber resilience has become the latest concern for regulators around the world, as massively disruptive attacks such as NotPetya and WannaCry brought into the forefront the vulnerability of interconnected systems. Cyber resilience was also a key theme of the Financial Services Information-Sharing and Analysis Center Fall Summit in Chicago last November. In addition, regulators have […]
Getting Operational Resilience Right – Six Key Action Points
The operating environment for financial firms has changed significantly in recent years. IT outages and cyber attacks – some of which have been very high profile – as well as increasing reliance on third parties through outsourcing and offshoring arrangements are transforming the risk environment and presenting significant risks of harm to customers and the […]
What Will 2019 Bring in Cybersecurity? Focus on Processes, Communication and Compliance, CISOs Say
The coming year in cybersecurity will be less about new cyber defense tools and more about education, compliance and process maturity. On December 14, 2018, I had the pleasure to moderate a chief information security officer (CISO) panel discussion at the winter meeting of the Delaware Valley chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). […]
Leveraging Technology to Ensure Sustainability of Privacy
In London last November, Protiviti sponsored and spoke at the Data Protection World Forum. What was clear from speaking to the many delegates at the event was that many are now pausing for reflection, often after significant effort and investment to get compliant with the GDPR. They are now considering how they can continue to […]
Emerging Technology Companies: Create Your Game Plan Now for Going Public
Technology startups can get so wrapped up in developing their product or service and trying to recruit top talent that they neglect to invest in their future in other critical ways. Specifically, they overlook — or simply put off — building their financial reporting infrastructure, particularly their financial and system controls. And that could cost […]
