Public companies continue to increase the overall level of audit committee disclosures in proxy statements despite stagnation in some areas. The most dramatic increase for the second year in a row was in disclosure of audit committee responsibility for cybersecurity risk oversight, according to the latest annual report jointly issued by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and Audit Analytics.

Maria L. Murphy, CPA, is a regular contributor to Compliance Week. She is a senior content management analyst, accounting and auditing products, CCH tax and accounting North America for Wolters Kluwer....