Protiviti recently introduced the U.N.I.T.E. checklist to share leading practices that help manage remote teams in today’s rapidly shifting work environment. With most of the world now several weeks (or more) into...
Archive - April 2020
Cybersecurity Should Be a High Priority for Media Companies Making Crisis Management Plans
Media companies are under strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their crisis management plans for ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery are undergoing a major, real-world test. One certainty in this...
FEMA Funding $$$$ Beginning With the End in Mind: COVID-19 Efforts
Located within the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s response to natural and manmade disasters. FEMA is charged with...
The COVID-19 Effect on IPOs: Pre-Public Firms Press “Pause” for Now, but IPO Readiness Must Continue
With the Covid-19 pandemic raging and the related turbulence in the financial markets, a number of high-profile companies have postponed or slowed the pace of their initial public offerings (IPOs). Based on historical...
COVID-19 and SOX: Practical Considerations While Navigating the Crisis
With the impact of COVID-19 extending further every day, its impact on organizations’ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) programs is unlikely to be their top priority. However, despite the fact that the SEC has allowed for some delay...
Telehealth – The Game Has Changed
The disruption the COVID-19 pandemic has created within the healthcare delivery system and the high demand for access to care have led to rapid and extensive expansion of coverage for telehealth services. Not only do...
Your Healthcare Organization’s Lifeline – A Business Continuity Plan
Business continuity plans are the lifeline for keeping healthcare organizations viable and operational in order to provide care for the community during and after an emergency. During an event such as the COVID-19...
The Federal Reserve Steps in to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
During the week of April 6, we saw the Federal Reserve take several decisive actions to try to stabilize the economy. Three of these actions were specifically focused on assisting small and medium-sized businesses by...
COVID-19 Crisis Drives FASB to Propose Delays to Effective Dates of Revenue Recognition and Lease Accounting Standards for Certain Entities
At its April 8 meeting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed delaying, for certain entities, the effective dates of its accounting standards for revenue recognition (Accounting Standards Update No...
A CISO Agenda for Addressing COVID-19 Challenges
With millions of workers around the globe working from home in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, the guardians of information security are facing an unprecedented array of challenges, from network capacity...