Latest Information technology audit Stories
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Matthew Keys, the deputy social media editor at Reuters, is facing charges for conspiring with the hacktivist group Anonymous. The 26-year old has been suspended from Reuters with pay following his arrest last week, and is due in federal court in Sacramento, Calif. on April 12 to face an arraignment. If found guilty in this case, Keys faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $750,000. In what could be a fitting move for a...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Last November, 26-year old Andrew Auernheimer was found guilty of identity fraud and conspiracy to access a computer without authorization. Yesterday, he was sentenced to three years and five months in prison to pay for his crimes. Auernheimer, who is known around the web as “Weev,” is one half of what’s been called “Goatse Security,” the pair of hackers who found a hole in AT&T’s Web site and stole some private...
Conference Features Three Companion Summits and 60+ How-To Sessions to Address all Aspects of Security SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Security veteran Howard Schmidt will be the kick-off keynote at InfoSec World 2013 that will take place April 15-17, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. Security veteran Howard Schmidt, who has headed up cybersecurity at Microsoft, EBay and the White House, and who recently joined forces with former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge...
The management team at SSAE 16 Professionals, LLP the Client Satisfaction Survey results for 2012. Orange, CA (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 With a focus on client service, industry expertise and value, SSAE 16 Professionals, LLP consistently receives the highest client satisfaction survey ratings after each audit. The firm is proud to announce they received a perfect 5 out of 5 Star Client Satisfaction Survey results, which means SSAE 16 Professionals has consistently exceeded client...
Two discrete analytic solutions enable organizations to analyze what's happened and monitor what matters VANCOUVER, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ACL, the company that is transforming audit and risk, announced today the launch of ACL(TM) Analytics Exchange (AX) version 4. AX--formerly ACL AuditExchange--goes beyond audit, enabling adjacent departments, including finance, risk and compliance, to protect the bottom line by identifying control deficiencies such as fraud and revenue...
- Princeton Audit Group, Inc. Issues SOC 2(SM) Report on Controls over Trust Services Principles and Criteria for Security and Availability at Clark, NJ-based GEP CLARK, N.J., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GEP, a leading global provider of procurement software and services focused exclusively on procurement, today announced that it has undergone a Service Organization Control 2(SM) examination, resulting in a CPA's report stating that management of GEP maintained effective controls...
BETHESDA, Md., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that two of its new, best-selling, hands-on auditing courses will be offered for the first time on-line in a unique, three day, back to back format at SANS CyberCon 2013. This is SANS' premier on-line training event, and Tanya Baccam, course author of both audit courses, will be the instructor. When describing her experience at last year's SANS CyberCon, Robin Norris, with EMC, stated "Virtual training...
Combined Technologies Create Comprehensive, Effective and Affordable ERM Solution RANCOCAS, N.J., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SQN Banking Systems (sqnbankingsystems.com), a leading provider of integrated fraud detection and process improvement products for the financial industry, announced today an agreement to incorporate Fortress Risk Management's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) technology into its suite of SENTRY fraud detection solutions. The move enriches SQN's existing...
Healthcare Organization Mitigates Risk through Use of Audit and Risk Technology VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ACL, the company that is transforming audit and risk, announced today that Hope Community Resources (Hope) has selected ACL's data analysis software to identify and prevent revenue leakage related to Medicaid fraud. After an extensive review of audit technologies, Hope concluded that ACL's suite of products provided a complete, end-to-end...
In an increasingly competitive business environment, SSAE 16 Audits are providing collection agencies a competitive advantage amongst their competition. SSAE 16 Professionals has assembled top tier talent whose sole focus is on helping collection agencies undergo the SSAE 16 audit. Orange, CA (PRWEB) February 26, 2013 SSAE 16 Professionals has unveiled a specialty service line focusing on SSAE 16 reports for Collection Agencies. The primary function of a collection agency is to pursue and...
