Why don’t we talk about cost per key control? This simple question goes to the heart of what is wrong with many current Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance endeavors. Most companies are too tied up with ...

Audits are a regular part of corporate life. Given the importance of IT resources to business continuity, audits ensure they're functioning as they should. Among the audit metrics used to measure IT ...

A compliance audit can sometimes feel like a database administrator's worst nightmare, but it doesn't have to be. The key to acing a SQL Server database audit is preparedness; planning ahead and ...

The past year has made it clear that many of the fundamental changes to organizations that were brought on by the pandemic are here for the long haul. The impacts of widespread remote work, ...

Cyber incidents, such as IT outages, data breaches or ransomware attacks, are considered the greatest risk facing organizations globally in 2023, according to the European Confederation of Institutes ...

The widespread use of information technology (IT) can introduce various risks that affect financial reporting and the audit process. To assist auditors in identifying and addressing these risks, the ...