In light of the financial scandals that occurred at Enron, WorldCom, Xerox & Tyco among others during the period 2000-2002, the United States Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in the year 2002 to establish investor’s confidence in the corporate governance &…
A simple definition of fraud is - An act of cheating in order to get some money/advantage illegally. It is a deliberate act (or failure to act) with the intention of obtaining an unauthorized benefit, either for oneself or for the institution, by…
For any business today, Environment, Health, and Safety are very important segments and parameters that affect the working of the business as well as the working parameters. Every manager, therefore, has to ensure the working of his department does not violate the Environment…
There has been a paradigm shift in business and the way we do business in the wake of the current COVID situation. New risks and global barriers are being experienced where travel is restricted and working from home has become a new norm. Under all these circumstances new risks…
Internal audit (IA) is now widely recognized as a Business Partner by every matured organization. The emphasis of IA is to ‘Add Value’ through highlighting the process gaps which are eroding the value. The internal auditors consistently strive to achieve this aim by keeping…
Employees are the first line of defense in protecting companies from the risks of unethical conduct and non-compliance. Effective communication and reporting on ethics is a key element of good governance that can act as an early warning system for organizations seeking to…
Before it gets to this, a touchpoint for “uniting the world to tackle climate change” is at the next UN Climate Change conference COP26 Glasgow, in OCT-NOV 2021.
What is climate change? What is ESR? GHG? CO2 e? GWP? What is Climate financing? ESG Reporting?…
External audit of financial statements carried out by the statutory auditors (Ex. Big4) hired by a company can become a costly affair when performed completely onshore since it requires professionals with specific qualifications and skillsets. Audit offshoring, thus, becomes a…
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has amended the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 through notification no. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/22. The second amendment was published on 5th May 2021 and will be effective from…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. The US Department of Health…
With the advent of Industry 4.0, millions of businesses are utilizing advanced technology like the Internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning for scalability. It's high time, Indian businesses start leveraging such technologies to grow at the fastest…
ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) – the privacy extension of ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) – establishes privacy controls for the processing of personal data. ISO 27701 will support organizations in meeting the regulatory…
In 2001, seventeen software developers met in Utah to publish the ‘Manifesto for Agile Software Development’ that changed the industry as we know it.
In this session, we explore how organizations like the USA’s Federal Bureau of Investigation used the best…
Traditional network security focuses on perimeter defenses. Once inside the network perimeter, users are “trusted” and often given broad access to many corporate resources. But threat actors can come from inside or outside the network, and several high-profile…
Risk HAWC is a Fully Integrated, Flexible, & Dynamic Risk & Compliance Management System. The tool enables you to actively manage risk exposures with insightful configurable dashboards and it has a strong Compliance Management Capability. …
With the advent of Industry 4.0, millions of businesses are utilizing advanced technology like the Internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning for scalability. It's high time, Indian businesses start leveraging such technologies to grow at the fastest speed with…
RBI has mandated Regulated Entities (REs) like Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks), Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks; and Credit Card issuing NBFCs to implement a Digital Payment Security Control framework via circular DoS.CO.CSITE.SEC.No.1852/31.01.…
The term GxP is a general abbreviation for good practice guidelines and regulations in the life sciences industry, including good clinical, laboratory, manufacturing, and other practices. Computerized systems that use GxP processes require validation of adherence to GxP requirements…
The webinar on Cybersecurity Demystified basically unwinds the importance of what Cybersecurity is all about and its objectives and understands why Cybersecurity is so important. The webinar will also emphasize on implementation of cybersecurity and in accordance with…
Managing compliances manually can be a daunting task. With new regulations and rules being enforced regularly, companies may find it challenging to meet all new compliances. To make the compliance process easier, Avantis RegTech has created a legal compliance product for…
Evolving laws and the need to implement global best practices in corporate governance have made organizations in India aware of the necessity of putting in place effective whistle-blowing mechanisms (vigil mechanisms) in their business operations. This webinar focuses on the key elements of a…
The webinar covers the salient features of the Indian Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill. The webinar also covers the alignment of Indian regulation to global data privacy practices. The webinar will cover the Salient Features, What has changed in the last 6 months, Data Localisation and its…
The webinar will provide an overview of Data Localization in terms of its growing importance, feasibility, and implementation in reference to the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019. The speaker will share an overview of the Data Privacy Framework recommended by the Data Security Council of India…
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