Ethics and the Internal Auditor's Political Dilemma

Ethics and the Internal Auditor's Political Dilemma
Author: Lynn Fountain
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2016-12-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498767826

This book helps auditors understand the reality of performing the internal audit role and the importance of properly managing ethical standards. It provides many examples of ethical conflicts and proposes alternative actions for the internal auditor. Internal auditors are well-schooled on the IIA Standards, but the reality is that the pressure placed on internal auditors related to execution of work and upholding ethical standards can be very difficult. Regardless of best practice or theory, auditors must be personally prepared to manage through issues they run across.

Ethics and the Internal Auditor's Political Dilemma

Ethics and the Internal Auditor's Political Dilemma
Author: Lynn Fountain
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2016-12-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 131535022X

This book helps auditors understand the reality of performing the internal audit role and the importance of properly managing ethical standards. It provides many examples of ethical conflicts and proposes alternative actions for the internal auditor. Internal auditors are well-schooled on the IIA Standards, but the reality is that the pressure placed on internal auditors related to execution of work and upholding ethical standards can be very difficult. Regardless of best practice or theory, auditors must be personally prepared to manage through issues they run across.

Data Analytics for Internal Auditors

Data Analytics for Internal Auditors
Author: Richard E. Cascarino
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1498737153

There are many webinars and training courses on Data Analytics for Internal Auditors, but no handbook written from the practitioner’s viewpoint covering not only the need and the theory, but a practical hands-on approach to conducting Data Analytics. The spread of IT systems makes it necessary that auditors as well as management have the ability to examine high volumes of data and transactions to determine patterns and trends. The increasing need to continuously monitor and audit IT systems has created an imperative for the effective use of appropriate data mining tools. This book takes an auditor from a zero base to an ability to professionally analyze corporate data seeking anomalies.

Security and Auditing of Smart Devices

Security and Auditing of Smart Devices
Author: Sajay Rai
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2016-11-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1315352389

Most organizations have been caught off-guard with the proliferation of smart devices. The IT organization was comfortable supporting the Blackberry due to its ease of implementation and maintenance. But the use of Android and iOS smart devices have created a maintenance nightmare not only for the IT organization but for the IT auditors as well. This book will serve as a guide to IT and Audit professionals on how to manage, secure and audit smart device. It provides guidance on the handling of corporate devices and the Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) smart devices.

Practitioner's Guide to Business Impact Analysis

Practitioner's Guide to Business Impact Analysis
Author: Priti Sikdar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351741438

This book illustrates the importance of business impact analysis, which covers risk assessment, and moves towards better understanding of the business environment, industry specific compliance, legal and regulatory landscape and the need for business continuity. The book provides charts, checklists and flow diagrams that give the roadmap to collect, collate and analyze data, and give enterprise management the entire mapping for controls that comprehensively covers all compliance that the enterprise is subject to have. The book helps professionals build a control framework tailored for an enterprise that covers best practices and relevant standards applicable to the enterprise. Presents a practical approach to assessing security, performance and business continuity needs of the enterprise Helps readers understand common objectives for audit, compliance, internal/external audit and assurance. Demonstrates how to build a customized controls framework that fulfills common audit criteria, business resilience needs and internal monitoring for effectiveness of controls Presents an Integrated Audit approach to fulfill all compliance requirements

Project Management Capability Assessment

Project Management Capability Assessment
Author: Peter T. Davis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2018-09-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351032240

Learn how to perform project management according to international standards of compliance using capability assessment processes. This book compares and contrasts the approach to project management using ISO 21500 against the more direct ISO 33000 Capability Assessment. It shows how to assess projects adequately for process improvement or how well an organization performs against a standard, measurable framework. Using ISO 21500 as the project management reference point and ISO 15504/33000 as the capability assessment reference, the book shows you how to assess whether your projects are being run according to a specific capability level or support them to reach higher levels of capability.

Cognitive Hack

Cognitive Hack
Author: James Bone
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498749828

This book explores a broad cross section of research and actual case studies to draw out new insights that may be used to build a benchmark for IT security professionals. This research takes a deeper dive beneath the surface of the analysis to uncover novel ways to mitigate data security vulnerabilities, connect the dots and identify patterns in the data on breaches. This analysis will assist security professionals not only in benchmarking their risk management programs but also in identifying forward looking security measures to narrow the path of future vulnerabilities.

Supply Chain Risk Management

Supply Chain Risk Management
Author: Ken Sigler
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 131527955X

The book presents the concepts of ICT supply chain risk management from the perspective of NIST IR 800-161. It covers how to create a verifiable audit-based control structure to ensure comprehensive security for acquired products. It explains how to establish systematic control over the supply chain and how to build auditable trust into the products and services acquired by the organization. It details a capability maturity development process that will install an increasingly competent process and an attendant set of activities and tasks within the technology acquisition process. It defines a complete and correct set of processes, activities, tasks and monitoring and reporting systems.

How to Manage Your Family Business

How to Manage Your Family Business
Author: Josiane Fahed-Sreih
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2019-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1527539911

This book details ten of the most important aspects for success in a family business, and discusses how to begin the development of a common vision to deploy within the family firm. It uses the Middle East as an example of a patriarchy and its values, and how these may be transmitted to the family business and the next generation. Such traditions and culture are often integrated within the mindset of the owner and are then established in the company’s vision. The book serves as a guideline to the ‘dos and don’ts’ of the family business scene and how to affect the firm either positively or negatively.

Crossover of Audit and Evaluation Practices

Crossover of Audit and Evaluation Practices
Author: Maria Barrados
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2020-02-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000042499

Crossover of Audit and Evaluation Practices brings together academic analysis with insights from practitioners to discuss the potential for collaboration in audit and evaluation practices between three professional disciplines. Clearly written and thoughtfully organized, this volume is structured in three parts to deal with theory, practice issues and how the practices have worked together. • Part One provides definitions of performance audit, internal audit and program evaluation. • Part Two addresses several challenges that professionals face in applying these standards and principles. • Part Three contains examples of organizational collaboration between the practices, how they have worked together and the lessons that were learned from that experience. Specific cases from the Government Accountability Office, and UNESCO, UNDP and Inter-Americas Development Bank illustrate what has worked or not and suggest reasons why. Crossover of Audit and Evaluation Practices offers even the most skilled and experienced professional insight on how to bridge some of the divides. It will help generate a better understanding of the activities and services that are either imposed on them or are freely available and help to stimulate their optimal use.