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Why Data Map or Categorize Vendors When the CCPA Does Not Require Either?

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does not mention anywhere in the statute that a data map must be performed or that vendors must be categorized. Yet, as we work with organizations that are preparing...

Ron Naulls

Cybersecurity Security

What to Do Now to Address Microsoft Vulnerabilities

On August 13, Microsoft released information regarding patches that will impact virtually every modern version of Windows. This alert, Patch New Wormable Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services, outlines “a...

Jon Medina

Cloud Compliance

Cloud Security in Financial Services – Are you Cloud First or Cloud Averse?

More and more financial services firms are saying they are cloud first, but they are really cloud averse and it’s understandable. When we ask firms how they are embracing “digital transformation,” and the impact associated with fundamental digital...

Kenneth Myers

Nate Smolenski

June 14, 2019

Compliance

CCPA Legislation Updates; Now’s the Time to Consider its Impact to Your Organization

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continues to be a work in progress. For bills to advance, they must go through the full Assembly, the California Senate and the California governor to be enacted as law. As the CCPA works its way through...

Ron Naulls

June 6, 2019

Cloud Compliance

Designing Oracle Cloud Job Role Security for Optimization and Compliance

It’s no secret that Oracle Cloud is quickly making its mark on the cloud application landscape. Over the last several years, Oracle’s cloud footprint has expanded tremendously. In doing so, more and more companies are beginning to understand the...

Karalynn Kozlowski

Linda Pham

May 20, 2019

Compliance

Update on 2019 Privacy Legislation

As legislative sessions came to a close around the United States late last month, a number of proposed state laws around privacy currently in flight failed to move out of their house of origination in Nevada, New York, New Mexico and Hawaii. This...

Paul Laurent

May 2, 2019

Compliance

Two Far-Reaching CCPA Amendments You Should Know About

Two proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are sure to generate mixed reactions if either passes. The first would expand individual consumer rights while the second modifies the definition of “consumer” to exclude...

Jeffrey Sanchez

Ron Naulls

April 24, 2019

Applications

The Digital Enterprise Requires GRC 12 – Why it’s Time to Upgrade

According to the recent survey conducted by North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative and Protiviti (2019 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks), C-suite executives and board members continue to view cyberthreats as a top risk behind the risks...

Jay Gohil

Steven Apel

April 17, 2019

Applications Cloud

SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance: What’s Going On at SAPinsider

The 2019 GRC, BI/Analytics and Finance SAPinsider Conferences took place in mid-March in Las Vegas. Our SAP teams spent time attending conference sessions, and their observations on what’s trending across the industry are compiled here in the first...

Roger Zhang

April 15, 2019

Cybersecurity

Coding for the Future: Why Protiviti Professionals Support Girls Who Code

My name is Madelyn, I’m 24 years old, and I’m a professional software developer at Protiviti. I spend most of my days writing code to create new features for and fix bugs on clients’ web and mobile applications. I began programming during my second...

Madelyn Nelson

April 8, 2019

Data and Analytics

What’s Your SAP BI Strategy: BW on HANA, BW/4HANA or SAP HANA Enterprise?

With the evolution of SAP HANA, Business Warehouse (BW) has undergone significant transformation. The addition of SAP HANA as the database layer enables better integration, vastly improved performance and better business outcomes. Companies that...

Don Loden

Sri Velicheti

Bruce Labbate

March 29, 2019