Brian Collins

At the EY organization, we believe building confidence in AI and understanding its capabilities and limitations is the secret to developing more robust cybersecurity defense mechanisms. In a four-article series, members of the EY cybersecurity teams across Asia-Pacific look at how forward-thinking leaders are not just managing the risks but integrating GenAI into their cybersecurity strategies to face emerging threats with confidence and certainty. The articles are • Shaping cyber confidence in the GenAI era by Jeremy Pizzala • Shaping cyber confidence: how GenAI can help you hack the hackers by Richard Bergman and Steve Lam: • Shaping cyber confidence: empowering every employee as the first line of defense by Kelvin Gao and Rohit Rao • Shaping cyber confidence: how GenAI is always on guard to third-party risk by Sang Woo Kim and Naoshi Matsushita Here’s the first article of the series: https://lnkd.in/eckHqXiJ The focus on building confidence is at our heart. #cybersecurity #ai #confidence #shapingcyberconfidence

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At the EY organization, we believe building confidence in AI and understanding its capabilities and limitations is the secret to developing more robust cybersecurity defense mechanisms. In a four-article series, members of the EY cybersecurity teams across Asia-Pacific look at how forward-thinking leaders are not just managing the risks but integrating GenAI into their cybersecurity strategies to face emerging threats with confidence and certainty. The articles are • Shaping cyber confidence in the GenAI era by Jeremy Pizzala • Shaping cyber confidence: how GenAI can help you hack the hackers by Richard Bergman and Steve Lam: • Shaping cyber confidence: empowering every employee as the first line of defense by Kelvin Gao and Rohit Rao • Shaping cyber confidence: how GenAI is always on guard to third-party risk by Sang Woo Kim and Naoshi Matsushita Here’s the first article of the series: https://lnkd.in/eBxjQmqB The focus on building confidence is at our heart. #cybersecurity #ai #confidence #shapingcyberconfidence

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Exciting times ahead! I'm heading to Messari Mainnet (TAG) - Sep 30 – Oct 2. It’s going to be a great opportunity to hear from the best in the business! Come and see us at booth 216 and meet the EY Blockchain Team.  https://lnkd.in/gFucCr-S #MessariMainnet #Blockchain

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With all the hype around Gen AI you'd be forgiven for passing this up as more of the same, however this is the real deal. If you would like to know more about how we're helping our clients make a huge different while leveraging Gen AI give me a shout.

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Last Friday (21 June) Australia's Data and Digital Ministers announced a new National Framework for the Assurance of AI in Government. It was great to see Data Governance included as one of the cornerstones of this framework. Data Governance is a critical enabler of AI. Understanding your data, the quality of it, the risks associated with it and providing the guardrails for how to use it within your organisation is vital to adopting AI in a safe and ethical manner. https://lnkd.in/g_xpyJUZ

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The stakes are high. Patient safety, Privacy, Financial losses and reputational damage are on the line. By investing in technology, fostering cybersecurity awareness, and collaborating, we can protect our healthcare system against evolving cyber threats. Read our blog here:  https://lnkd.in/gEi-nBxs #CyberSecurity #Healthcare #DataProtection

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Evolving your workforce over the next three years is vital. PwC’s inaugural Workforce Radar research report provides an analysis of five practical steps businesses can take to achieve desired workforce transformation and sustained business outcomes: https://bit.ly/4dkCuX0  #Workforce  #BusinessTransformation

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The impact of AI on auditing is at the centre of our latest global study where there’s appetite for a more proactive approach to financial reporting.

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AI is rapidly changing the way Australian businesses operate - cybersecurity is no exception. In recognition of #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, we asked PwC Australia’s Cybersecurity & Digital Trust Leader, @Robert Di Pietro, for his insights on the intersection of AI and cyber threats. Learn more about protecting your business here: https://lnkd.in/gqJdGcvn

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The third edition of KPMG Australia’s Retail Health Index shows an improvement in the health of the retail sector, but weak discretionary spending and consumer confidence suggests that market conditions may not recover till mid-2025. Several mega #trends facing the #retailsector have also been identified, all of which are detailed in the full KPMG Retail Health Index March 2024 report by James Stewart, Lisa Bora and Dr Brendan Rynne and myself. https://lnkd.in/gVi2ZSY9

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In our 2nd blog of this series, we explore how organisations can proactively navigate the evolving regulatory landscape through a strategic approach called "Regulation by Design." As regulations become more complex, integrating their considerations into the heart of how organisation's work (across people, process and technology) is essential for success. This blog highlights key strategies for embedding regulatory frameworks into organisational design, leveraging technology, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. For businesses aiming to stay ahead in this fast changing regulatory world, embracing this proactive approach is will be the difference between keeping up and driving value and competitive edge. https://lnkd.in/eyaypgJM

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How will AI help navigate the modern risk landscape? As organisations rely more and more on AI, ethical assurance and trustworthiness is needed to ensure AI systems can be relied on. How can you navigate this journey? Read the report to learn about Deloitte’s trustworthy AI framework! https://deloi.tt/3VOzgpz #ArtificialIntelligence #RiskManagement #DeloitteRAinsights Deloitte

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Regulation might not always be glamorous, but it’s critical to your organisation’s success. Our latest article, the second in a three-part series, explores how businesses can streamline their regulatory processes through thoughtful design and strategic alignment. We discuss the importance of moving beyond reactive approaches, embracing modern risk techniques and tooling and engaging leadership to drive meaningful change.  #regulation  

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Undertaking an Agile transformation requires an understanding of the entire software development life cycle (SDLC). Guidehouse has a proven history of helping government clients implement Agile projects of varying scopes. Read the article below, where we debunk six common myths about Agile implementation.

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The recent PwC Global Risk Survey indicated that New Zealand organisations may be falling behind their global counterparts in using technology to effectively manage risk. In this article, we take a look at some of the challenges that organisations face, and provide insights on how leaders can take action to improve the use of technology across their full risk landscape. https://lnkd.in/gyBgd83Z  #PwCNZ #GlobalRiskSurvey #Technology Lara Hillier Chloe Gallagher James Rees-Thomas Anthony Steele

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Our Chief technology Officer Ali Hosseini highlights the transformation in AI with general-purpose models that are pre-trained on vast datasets. This innovation allows organisations to leverage AI by fine-tuning existing models with their own data, simplifying the process and enhancing efficiency: https://pwc.to/3QouBap #GenAI #TransformTogether

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Evolving your workforce over the next three years is vital. PwC’s inaugural Workforce Radar research report provides an analysis of five practical steps businesses can take to achieve desired workforce transformation and sustained business outcomes: https://bit.ly/4dkCuX0 #Workforce #BusinessTransformation

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Digital adoption in Asia Pacific organisations span a wide range of technologies and solutions – where exactly are the majority of these risks arising from? PwC’s latest cyber report suggests that Cloud and GenAI in particular are focal points.

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Very insightful analysis from Tales and our Financial Services team from a recent banking survey of over 5,000 Australian's undertaken by Publicis Sapient - many of the themes and learnings are equally applicable to other industries. Have a read. #CustomerBankingReport #PublicisSapient #FinancialServices #Banking #CustomerExpectations #CostOfLivingCrisis #Security #ESG

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