Emerging technologies and an explosion of available data has led the audit profession to a turning point. Today’s auditors need to keep pace with this technology growth and leverage it to deliver a more insightful audit. KPMG-sponsored “Forbes Insights: Audit 2020 A Focus on Change” recaps auditors’ outlook on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Free Guide: Conducting Pre-Contract Vendor Due Diligence
Today’s global, digital economy opens up a world of opportunities—and a whole new world of risk exposure. When important parts of your business can be fulfilled anywhere, risks may be everywhere. If one of your vendors takes a hit, you could take the fall. Which begs the question: Do you have a clear picture of […]
Selecting Foundational Controls Makes PCI DSS Compliance Easier
Key components of regulatory compliance include being able to demonstrate the use of appropriate IT-related internal controls that mitigate fraud risk, and the implementation of necessary safeguards for legally protected information that’s electronically stored and transmitted. Read this Dell white paper for a look at PCI DSS security compliance from an auditor’s perspective, and find […]
Selecting Foundational Controls Makes SOX Compliance Easier
Key components of regulatory compliance include being able to demonstrate the use of appropriate IT-related internal controls that mitigate fraud risk, and the implementation of necessary safeguards for legally protected information that’s electronically stored and transmitted. Read this Dell white paper for a look at SOX security compliance from an auditor’s perspective, and find out […]
GRC Capabilities Illustrated Series: Perform GRC Actions and Controls for Principled Performance
Principled performance is all about being able to reliably achieve objectives while addressing uncertainty and acting with integrity. You need to address threats, opportunities, and requirements by encouraging desired conduct and conditions and preventing what is undesired. Performing the right management actions and controls over business operations, risk, and compliance is essential. But what is […]
Managing the Insider Threat with Active Directory Security
Active directory is a prime target for attackers due to its importance in authentication and authorization for all users. Unfortunately, these breaches don’t always originate from the outside. Read this white paper to explore how a typical insider threat unfolds, and how to use best security practices to defend your active directory.
Challenged by the OFAC 50% Rule?
Is your organization depending on self-reported data to onboard, monitor, and assess risk? Updated Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) guidance from the Department of Treasury has pushed businesses to have rigorous due diligence measures in place to understand the corporate ownership structure of their partners, third parties, customers, and merchants to effectively sanction screen […]
The Need for Third-Party Archiving in Office 365
Do you use, or potentially have plans to use, Office 365? If so, remember that your responsibility to archive email remains. You will still need to respond to litigation, routine discoveries, and pervasive regulations. Will Office 365’s email archiving capabilities meet your needs or will you need a better archiving solution? Read this white paper […]
GRC Illustrated Series: Align Your Business for Principled Performance
Principled performance is all about being able to reliably achieve objectives while addressing uncertainty and acting with integrity. That means you need to develop objectives based on a full understanding of the context in which your organization operates and design strategies for operations, risk management, and compliance that are effective within the risk boundaries that […]
Actionable Insights from the 2015 World’s Most Ethical Companies®
It’s clear that just as regulatory oversight has never been more complex, public expectations about transparency, corporate culture, and business behavior are part of everyday conversation. These factors, among others, have led to an expansion in the field of ethics and compliance. Leading practices of prior years have become today’s standards and new best practices […]
