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Results from Kroll’s annual Global Fraud and Risk Report are in, and the findings show a significant rise in fraud and risk incidents over the past year. A staggering 88 percent of respondent U.S. companies reported cyberattacks in the past...

Every company wants to move fast – and DevOps helps make software deployment faster. But without proper controls, moving faster may simply mean developers are releasing security vulnerabilities. Rather than approaching information security as a bolt-on afterthought in the development...

How Organizations Can Work to Close the Gap Cybersecurity is now a top business concern, as major business disruptions, compromised customer data, bank heists and even state-sponsored hacks have prompted boards and CEOs to action. A recent report has revealed...

Companies can no longer assume that consumer-initiated data breach lawsuits will be dismissed where no customer information has yet been misused. This is the takeaway from an ongoing lawsuit against Kimpton Hotel. Businesses must prepare for legal attacks from all...

5 Key Investments to Make Now The May 2018 deadline for GDPR compliance is really just around the corner. The EU's behemoth of a data privacy regulation will affect all organizations doing business in the EU or collecting data on...

4 Key Components The number of distinct assurance functions has nearly doubled over the last 10 years, but only 10 percent of assurance leaders believe that their company's risk management functions are currently integrated. Unfortunately, despite investments in these functions,...

Learn and adapt. Deloitte Advisory's Mike Kearney met up with Alex Dimitrief, general counsel for GE, to discuss how this diverse company manages through change and uses innovation as a competitive strategy. The company's "fast works" movement -- think fast,...

A Case for Thorough Due Diligence A strong compliance program within your own company isn’t enough if your third-party suppliers are cutting corners. When foreign partners are targeted by regulatory authorities – and the arm of the U.S. government is...

Recent Events Lead to Increased Scrutiny In the aftermath of global market manipulation events, the foreign exchange (FX) market has been subject to increased regulatory scrutiny. Mark Follows examines the compliance trends FX traders should be aware of moving forward,...

Are Banks Bracing for Tougher Compliance? Every new AML regulation – or update – is meant to prompt banks and financial institutions to improve their compliance efforts. The latest announcement by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYS...

Ethics experts from Bentley University's Center for Business Ethics discuss several reasons why businesses should have values-driven management, as well as give you a good starting point for implementing values-driven management in your company.

When conventional approaches don’t cut the mustard, it’s time to give the unconventional a try. That’s what successful leaders tend to do, and it’s a common trait among heroes, too. Both groups are so often the ones to make the...