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The concepts of data sovereignty and data localization stem from a desire to keep data within a country’s borders for greater control. While the broad strokes of various privacy laws may be consistent across jurisdictions, governments will dictate the collection, storage and interpretation of their citizens’ data through constantly evolving privacy regulations.The legislative bodies that write…
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The new global messaging standard ISO 20022 provides a unified language for electronic data interchange between financial institutions. It is intended to result in increased transparency, speed and inoperability. It will also provide valuable enriched data to enhance financial crime compliance efforts. For those institutions yet to adopt the new standard, preparing for migration and dealing with…
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In today's digital age, data privacy management is paramount for businesses and individuals alike. With the ever-changing regulatory landscape surrounding data protection, organizations must adapt swiftly to ensure compliance and maintain trust with their customers and stakeholders. However, both data sovereignty and localization play an important role in privacy, as discussed in a previous post…
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The proliferation of connected medical devices continues to introduce new cybersecurity risks that could impact patient safety and the security and privacy of patient data. To address these challenges, it is imperative that medical device manufacturers (MDMs) and healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) collaborate effectively and prioritize medical device security (including design,…
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Unleash growth with technology modernization. Drive value, lower costs, increase flexibility and meet regulatory requirements effectively.
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In 2023, a prominent global technology firm experienced a significant security breach when sensitive production data was inadvertently restored in a development environment. This misconfiguration led to the exposure of credentials and customer data, underscoring the persistent challenges even the most advanced tech companies face in securing cloud environments.
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IssueJust as companies were starting to believe they had a handle on their internal data management and the governance of structured data, a new technology wave in the form of digitization is sweeping the globe, rendering carefully crafted frameworks obsolete. This digital wave, fueled by massive quantities of unstructured and uncurated data being generated by social media, mobile devices and the…
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Regulators and many other stakeholders are intently focused on how financial institutions address environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. Within financial institutions, boards of directors, executive management and much of the C-suite are weighing in on the ESG strategy and approach. Chief compliance officers (CCOs), though, have been remarkedly silent. This void raises the obvious…
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Collaborating with internal audit to minimize cost overruns and maximize value
Introduction
Data analytics has proven to create significant benefits across most industries and organizational functions, including internal audit. In fact, nearly two-thirds of internal audit functions now use data analytics as part of the audit process, according to Protiviti’s 2017 Internal Audit Capabilities and…
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In this podcast, Protiviti Senior Managing Director Bob Hirth and Managing Director Chris Wright share their thoughts and insights about a number of ESG topics.
