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The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition! Electronic Edition Available to Paid Subscribers Heard on the Net!Digital Literacy: Don’t Get Burned by Mistakes or Failure to Use Critical Thinking Skills When Evaluating Content on the InternetDuring the vice presidential debate this year VP Dick Cheney made a huge digital mistake when responding to comments by John Edwards in relation to Halliburton. To refer viewers to the real facts about Halliburton, Cheney suggested they visit www.fastfacts.com for the real story. Unfortunately what he meant to say was www.fastfacts.org. Turns out that www.fastfacts.com is an anti-bush Web site. In case you haven’t noticed there has been a deluge of scams and frauds on the Internet. Things like phishing: identity theft, email scams and fake Websites. For the rest of the story click here! Stay up to date with announcements on new portals, tools and sharing resources on Sarbanes-Oxley and other audit related issues by subscribing to the AuditNet® newsletter. Until next month! If you have a tip on how you are using the Internet or software applications for auditing send them to editor@auditnet.org Watch for more Internet boot camp tips 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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AuditNet® What's New This Month? This month there are new articles including Understand IT's Role with Sarbanes-Oxley, findings from two recent research studies conducted by Matthew Leitch and a dissertation on A Performance Measurement Framework for Internal Audit. I reviewed Monarch Pro V7 and There is a new audit programs subscription service available as an alternative for those auditors that are unable to contribute material to AuditNet®. There are many new audit programs in the queue for the AuditNet® community. All this and more! The best way to find all the resources on the site is by going to the Virtual Library or use the site search. A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNAL AUDIT by Stan Farmer There are three compelling reasons why internal audit should be
concerned with performance measurement:
The objectives of this research are therefore to:
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One of the skills required for the next generation of internal
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means that digital age auditors need a set of tools For the rest of the review click here! AuditNet® Software Compliance Audit Corner
“As An Auditor, You Don’t Stand a Ghost Of A Chance - Or, Do You?”This new AuditNet® monograph focuses on the issues auditors face with imaged PCs being deployed in organizations. You didn’t know there was a problem? This Monograph will alert auditors about what to watch out for as there are some tricks and traps that are being used that might cause some grief for your organization if the anti-piracy police knock at the front door! For the new monograph click here! Current Views on Governance and Compliance
Your Secret Weapon in the War on Fraud The October 2004 issue of this fraud newsletter features articles on using the fraud management lifecycle to minimize fraud losses, new high tech tools for busting forgers and counterfeiters and more. AuditNet® users qualify for special rates on this publication. For more information click here. The AuditNet® Audit Bookstore Corner 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®. Book Reviews
by David O'Regan Review by Jim Kaplan CIA CFE Why would anyone want a dictionary that focuses on audit terms, concepts, processes and regulations? It is because in the current environment and number of audit professionals, auditing is clearly something that everyone needs to understand. David O’Regan has compiled a comprehensive first-of-a-kind work that explains auditing terminology from A to Z. The author goes beyond a description of terms by also combining Web site references where appropriate. The Auditor’s Dictionary includes more than 1,700 key auditing terms, concepts, regulations, institutions, people and publications. This book can be easily understood by non-auditors and greatly appreciated by financial and audit professionals. The Auditor’s Dictionary is a must have addition for professional libraries and a standard desktop reference for accountants, auditors and financial professionals. How to Say It When You Don't Know What to Say The Right Words for Difficult Times By Robbie Miller Kaplan
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