Ransomware. Data breaches. Malware. Social hacking. When cyber criminals attack, their victims may pay a hefty price — financially, reputationally and legally. For technology companies, the largest of which have millions of customer touchpoints, the stakes are even higher. One cyber event has the potential to cripple network infrastructure, release highly sensitive customer information, expose intellectual property and wreak havoc at scale. And with the sophistication of cybercrime only increasing, technology companies and their boards are typically operating in a continual state of catch-up…

Board diversity — and disclosure — is poised to remain a focal point during the 2023 proxy season. Stakeholders continue to raise their expectations for board diversity of skills, expertise, gender, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, along with transparent disclosure of the board’s composition. Boards are being asked to demonstrate that they represent the diversity of their company’s customers and employees and the communities in which their company operates…

The deadline for the new PCI standard is closer than it seems, and a lot must be done to prepare. Here are some common concerns. When the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) issued version 4.0 of its PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS v4.0), it gave organizations that handle payment card transactions a two-year window in which to update…

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With 92% of CFOs indicating that they plan to increase investment in information technology, organizations have begun investing in their data and analytics initiatives to aid in informed decision making as they strive to increase profits, save time and tailor their offerings to the right customers…

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This Heads Up highlights key provisions of the European Union’s recently approved Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), whose sustainability reporting requirements are much broader than those proposed in the United States and will affect all companies with significant operations in E.U. jurisdictions, including U.S.-based companies with as little as one subsidiary or branch in the European Union…

Submitted by Deloitte

Participants will hear real stories from industry leaders and how they plan to evolve their operating models to be a compliance and strategic ESG reporting leader. Controllership functions have developed transformative skill sets during recent challenging accounting initiatives. While Controllership can continue to be a champion with traditional accounting transformations, it also has the opportunity to be a catalyst to drive.…

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