Transforming Risk into Confidence: A PwC podcast series

As many organizations embrace a post-pandemic hybrid work model, CROs and other senior risk leaders need to manage new risks. In this podcast we’ll discuss the regulatory and compliance challenges that the new hybrid work environment brings, and how companies can reimagine their approaches to risk to drive sustainable growth and adapt to this new way of working. Moderator Joe Nocera [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnocera/], PwC’s Cyber & Privacy Innovation Institute Leader, is joined by Tiffany Gallagher [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-anne-gallagher-222554a/], Health Industries Risk and Regulatory Leader, and Tom Snyder [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassnyderpwc/], Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Leader. We discuss the following questions: 01:10 - From a risk perspective, what are some of the challenges that the hybrid work environment brings? 02:53 - We’ve seen some of the benefits of remote work, but what are the opportunities in a hybrid model? 05:02 - We know that 62% of risk leaders plan to manage third-party engagements through increased leverage of data and automation. Can you tell us more about the new ways of working in a hybrid work environment? 06:27 - What surprised you with this shift? 09:14 - Any key takeaways? What should companies keep in mind as they make the shift?

In this episode of PwC’s podcast series, Transforming Risk into Confidence, moderator Elizabeth McNichol [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-mcnichol-0949466/] is joined by Lauren Massey [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-massey-17217069/] and Jill Pavlus [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillpavlus/], all principals in PwC’s Cyber, Risk and Regulatory practice. They share an exciting development in the Cyber, Risk and Regulatory space, where our leaders in tech and automation have teamed up with controls and compliance specialists to develop a solution to bring our clients into the tech-enabled future by leveraging intelligent controls to help increase efficiency and lower cost of compliance across sectors and across organizations. We discuss the following questions: (01:34) - What is an intelligent control? (02:46) - What trends in the market can intelligent controls solve for? (04:26) - What is the intelligent controls diagnostic function? (07:01) - How is this a more streamlined way of testing as an output of the diagnostic? (09:15) - What’s in it for the client’s organization to leverage PwC’s intelligent controls solution? (11:07) - How has the intelligent controls solution helped clients in real world examples? https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/risk-regulatory/podcasts/intelligent-controls-solution.html

In this podcast we talk about how cybersecurity executives can find the balance between improving security, resilience and trust, and being a good steward of the cybersecurity budget. Moderator Jane Allen [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane94523/], a Principal in PwC’s Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics practice is joined by Joe Nocera [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnocera/], PwC’s Cyber & Privacy Innovation Institute Leader, and Jim Fox [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesffox/], a Principal in the practice. We discuss the following questions: (01:14) - From your discussions with clients, what have they been most worried about? What’s keeping them up at night? (02:40) - What are the common pitfalls when addressing the mandate of reducing expenditures? (04:22) - What’s the best approach for companies to help prioritize spend, especially at a time when companies’ cybersecurity needs may be shifting as a result of the pandemic? (06:10) - How do you take this mandate and use this as an opportunity to transform your cybersecurity strategy? (07:24) - Any key takeaways with this environment and all the pressure that CISOs have on them that are quite unique right now? https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/risk-regulatory/podcasts/secure-transformation-cost-optimization.html [https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/risk-regulatory/podcasts/secure-transformation-cost-optimization.html ]

We are sharing an episode from PwC’s What’s next in Cyber? Podcast Series. Moderator Joe Nocera [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnocera/], Cyber & Privacy Innovation Institute Leader, is joined by Matt Gorham [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-gorham-0b2903206/], a senior fellow of the Institute and former Assistant Director of the FBI’s cyber division, and Dr. Erica Borghard, Senior Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission. They share their perspectives on the importance of the public and private sector collaboration and why C-suite executives may draw on the seriousness with which the government is approaching cybersecurity. We discuss the following questions: (00:58) - Why is it important now more than ever, for the public and private sector to work together in preventing cyber attacks? (02:34) - What is the Solarium Commission? What is the primary goal of Solarium? (4:52) - Can you tell us more about what exactly cyber deterrence means? (07:34) - What can we expect from the Biden administration in the next 12-18 months? How can it support and enable the private sector? (11:01) - Where can the private sector benefit from working with the public sector? Why do you think there is still some reluctance in doing so? (19:55) - You have always said that cybersecurity is a team sport. For the private sector to be an effective team player, what steps should they take to collaborate with federal agencies? (22:06) - Key takeaways https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/risk-regulatory/podcasts/collective-cyber-defense.html

In this episode, Seth Rosensweig [https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-rosensweig-8905a726/], Partner and National Digital Risk Compliance and GRC Leader with PwC is joined by Jeff Easley [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffeasley/], AVP of Risk & Compliance solutions at USAA and Meris Yee [https://www.linkedin.com/in/meris-yee-25155b24/] Director in PwC's Risk and Regulatory practice specializing in integrated risk and GRC. In this discussion, they are chatting with Jeff about USAA's strategic Integrated Risk Management and GRC transformation and how it is helping to future proof risk and compliance for the organization. We discuss the following questions: (1:12) - Where did enterprise GRC start at USAA, what triggered the modernization, and where are you now? (1:58) - How are you managing stakeholders and bringing them together to really transform and integrate GRC for the company? (5:25) - What are you seeing in terms of future proofing, and your journey towards sustainability? (11:01) - What are some challenges around data strategy and enabling a sustainable GRC? (15:52) - What are your greatest hopes and greatest fears around this transformation? https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/risk-regulatory/podcasts/integrated-risk.html