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Thanks for all your support in the past and looking forward to continued support in the future. AuditNet® is a sponsor-supported site. Without sponsor advertising you would have to pay for use of this site. This month check out Pentana, vendor that produces software for audit professionals, including integrated risk and audit management, staff scheduling and information security questionnaires. Remember! Clicking on sponsored ads helps support AuditNet®. Building Enterprise Risk Management on the Foundation Laid by Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley lays a foundation for implementing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) capabilities that did not previously exist for many companies. Companies that have implemented improved disclosure processes and internal control over financial reporting should take a closer look at how they can expand these capabilities to encompass all business activities. Doing so gives executives and directors alike greater confidence that their organizations are identifying and managing all potentially significant business opportunities and risks. This article was contributed by Protiviti KnowledgeLeader, an online service providing tools, templates, and other resources for internal audit and risk management. Free trials available at www.knowledgeleader.com. For a limited time KnowledgeLeader memberships are available for the reduced rate of $500 per year. Tell them you heard about it from AuditNet.org. Click here for the article. Trainee Auditors by Kastuv Ray There comes a time when we have to “pass the torch” to the next
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CAREER BOOT CAMP FOR AUDITORS At A Loss For Words To Describe Your Organization? by Robbie Miller Kaplan For the tips click here! Good luck! Each month the AuditNet® Newsletter includes a career-related tip from Robbie Miller Kaplan, author of How to Say It in Your Job Search. If you like these tips, check out her books! For more career tips go the Job-Resources Web site. You and your password(s)…Against the rest of the world!by André Viljoen Nowadays, we are surrounded by computers and systems, which require us to provide a username and password in order to gain access to specific or required information. And this applies to each and every one of us: think of your Personal Identification Number (PIN) for your debit or credit card. This too, is a form of password protection. For the purpose of this article, let us stick to the Local Area Network (LAN) or application software, e.g. Oracle or SAP, at work. In order to gain access to the LAN or specific software applications at work, you need to supply a username and password. The objective of this article is to create a greater awareness, to provide information on the importance of selecting secure passwords as well as best practices relating to password management, e.g.. selecting, changing and managing your password. The Employee, the Auditor (either internally or externally), as well as the Security Professional will be able to use the information contained within this article. For the rest of the article click here. Looking for Auditors? If your company has any audit job vacancies that you are looking to fill, have your HR people contact AuditNet® to post the job and search for candidates. Using the jobs section helps support AuditNet® as well! For more information click here. AuditNet® Resource List UpdatesPlease let us know of links that are not working! AuditNet® StatisticsFor those who like to wade through the details on how popular AuditNet® is, click here for the current stats or go to the online WebTrends report.
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The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition! AuditNet® Internet Boot Camp for Auditors Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for Auditors Update Thanks to all who expressed an interest in SIG's. I am working on the plans for the areas that received the highest interest. Coordinators will be appointed and they will begin operating as soon as they are organized. The greatest way to integrate the use of the Internet into auditing is by sharing information via discussion groups. The foundation of these SIG's will be an email discussion forum where you can share resources and ideas with other peer professionals. The way to make this work is by participation. So when you join a SIG, participate, share, mentor and take advantage of this new and valuable Internet resource for audit. If you are interested in forming an ASIG, send an email to editor@auditnet.org with the topic or industry, why you are qualified and at least three ideas on how you will handle the group. I will then post a message to see if there is sufficient interest (at least 10 members) and then create the Web page and establish a discussion forum. Auditors Sharing Knowledge (ASK) for Progress; it's what AuditNet® is all about. Stay tuned for the next Internet boot camp tip from the auditing Internet guru! Audit Work Programs Corner Auditors Sharing Audit Programs and Working Papers The following audit programs, ICQs, checklist
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Audit Documents in the Queue! The following audit documents will be posted next month. Interested in them now? Send an audit work program, ICQ, checklist or other audit template and receive them via e-mail. Your contribution must include your name and email address.
Capital Construction Auditing
Squandering Capital – Is the party REALLY over?by Al M. Gray With returns of several multiples of its costs, Construction Auditing has succeeded in capturing the attention of the auditing profession. However, there is the danger that success in controlling costs from outside contractors is not met with equal vigor in a sustained emphasis on sound internal controls over capital spending. To read the rest of the story, click here! Software Compliance Audit News October 2003 Update
Will you pass the Software Compliance test? by Rob Harmer
Many auditors are well aware of software licensing issues and the
requirements to manage your software licenses so that you can
demonstrate that you have legitimately purchased what you have
installed. However some auditors are not up to speed on the issues,
and some find it difficult to budget for resources (labor and
software tools) to enable checking to occur across an organization,
as it is not seen as a priority issue to consider.
If you can answer the following questions and are better than 90% confident you know what is installed can be verified by proof of purchase records etc , then don't bother taking the quiz! For the rest of the story click here. Computer Security Policies – How do you know if yours is working? by Andrew Chodelski Have you been part of a Computer Security Policy implementation team? Are you tasked with auditing (determining) the successful implementation of such a policy project? How do you measure success, and how confident are you that it can be sustained? For the rest of the story click here.
Your Secret Weapon in the War on Fraud The October issue of this fraud newsletter features articles on E-Commerce Fraud, Money Laundering 2003 What You Need to Know Now, Treasury Check Fraud and more. AuditNet® users qualify for special rates on this publication. For more information click here. The AuditNet® Audit Bookstore Looking for books on auditing related topics? We suggest using the AuditNet® bookstore. The bookstore focuses on Internal Audit but includes other related subjects as well. AuditNet® uses Amazon to power the bookstore so each purchase you make through this link helps support AuditNet®. FREE! The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources 2nd EditionInterested in a free copy of The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition? Write an article for the next newsletter on how you are integrating the Internet in auditing. If your article is selected, I will send you either the book or CD. Send your article to editor@auditnet.org AuditNet® Vendor News Check here for the latest news from our AuditNet® sponsors! AuditNet® Partner Discounts Check out SekChek Security Evaluator the newest AuditNet® partner offering discounts to AuditNet® users on their standard subscription rates. For information on partner discounts click here. Protiviti KnowledgeLeader For a limited time KnowledgeLeader memberships are available for the reduced rate of $500 per year. Tell them you heard about it from AuditNet.org. Preview of Coming Attractions! The AuditNet Monograph Series provides useful guides for all levels of auditors from juniors right up to audit directors. If you are interested in developing a monograph on a contract basis, send an email to editor@auditnet.org Watch for articles about forensics for auditors, risk management, audit report structure, exit conferences and more. More book reviews are coming so watch the newsletter. Have an idea for a column? Send it to editor@auditnet.org AuditNet® is working on new specialized resources for auditors. Watch the newsletter and keep checking the Library page for updates and new resources. AuditNet® Conference Corner Want to announce your professional association conference to the global audit community? Send the conference name, date and URL details to editor@auditnet.org
Register Now! Seventeen Accounting Procedures That Put Credit Managers at Risk by Gary D. Zeune, CPA It took the bankruptcy of Enron, the largest in U.S. history, to prove that the fundamental auditing processes aren’t up to the task of protecting users of financial statements. Enron isn’t the only failure, just the latest and largest. Remember Sunbeam, Waste Management, Global Crossing, Xerox (which recently paid a re c o rd $10 million fine) and Leslie Fay (the CFO has been sentenced to prison for 9 years), just to name a few? For the rest of the story reprinted from the Business Credit click here. |
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