Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs July 31, 2023 Simple is secure: Streamlining smart contract design For security teams looking to implement and design smart contracts, there are many intricacies and nuances that can be overwhelming. Using established standards for the secure development of smart contracts/decentralised applications (dApps) is instrumental to effectively launch smart contracts. In an earlier blog, I introduced the basics of smart contracts; today, I’m diving into existing… Blogs July 31, 2023 Cyber risk quantification for chaos management The most important use of any risk assessment tool is that it must contribute to better decision making on how to manage individual risks. Whether that is treating and reducing risk, or accepting that risk exists, risk management activities must ultimately help management make better decisions. Executives and risk management leaders, though, are increasingly faced with risk decisions they have… Blogs July 31, 2023 Building a ‘metaverse for good’ requires an ethical foundation Nina Jane Patel, Bloomberg's technology columnist, recently entered the metaverse environment Horizon Venues, a newly launched virtual-reality social platform, to have a look for herself. She found the virtual, extended, augmented and mixed reality, along with other Web 3.0 tools, engaging but also a little too real. She unfortunately experienced some “creepy” encounters that included groping,… Blogs July 31, 2023 Riding on 5G, fixed wireless access technology continues to make huge waves Financial reports released by the world’s largest mobile carriers in the first quarter show significant growth in fixed wireless access (FWA) customers – the clearest signal yet that 5G, which allows homes and businesses to connect to the internet through radio frequencies instead of cables, is gaining serious momentum. 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… Infographic July 6, 2023 Tech, Media & Telecom: The Innovation vs. Technical Debt Tug of War Protiviti research reveals that technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies are finding new ways to drive innovation and manage technology-related risks. Learn more about the results of Protiviti’s inaugural Global Technology Survey: For TMT Companies, Accelerating Innovation is a Real and Growing ChallengeDownload Infographic 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 Experience as an accelerator for digital transformation In a time when sustainable competitive advantage is harder to maintain, customer experience expectations are on the rise. With technology and innovation happening in shorter cycles, the overall ability of organisations to change operationally remains elusive. Infographic July 10, 2023 Infographic | Webinar: What U.S. Companies Need to Know About the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force in January 2023 with the goal to increase transparency on sustainability information for investors and other stakeholders. This June, the detailed European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) will be officially released. They will require new, standardised and detailed sustainability reporting, by companies… Load More
