Archive for February, 2009

Top 13 Electronic Data Interface (EDI) Security Risk

1. Loss of business continuity/going-concern problem. Inadvertent or deliberate corruption of EDI-related applications could a. ect every EDI transaction entered into by an organization, impacting customer satisfaction, supplier relations, and possibly business continuity eventually.
2. Loss of confidentiality of sensitive information. Sensitive information may be accidentally or deliberately divulged on the network or in the mailbox […]

Popularity: 42% [?]

Top 12 Application Control Risk and What Could Go Wrong (WCGW)

1. Weak security
2. Unauthorized access to data
3. Unauthorized remote access
4. Inaccurate information
5. Erroneous or falsified data input
6. Misuse by authorized end users
7. Incomplete processing
8. Duplicate transactions
9. Untimely processing
10. Communications system failure
11. Inadequate training
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Popularity: 37% [?]

Download Sarbanes Oxley Testing Documentation Template

This Sarbanes Oxley Testing Documentation Template contain information about:
Sample Details
- What is being tested?
- What is the population? (List the entire population or reference where the population source.)
- How many items tested?
- How were items chosen?
Description of Validation Performed
Test procedures should only include steps that are actually performed in testing the control description from […]

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Five benefit of project management software

1. Personal Gantt chart. Renders Gantt views such as those in Microsoft Project to outline each team member’s own tasks across multiple projects.
2. Task delegation. Once assigned by the project manager, tasks may be delegated from team leaders to team members or from peer to peer. A e delegation feature can also be disabled if […]

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Penalties and Requirements under Sarbanes Oxley Act

Penalties and Requirements under Title VIII of the Act
It is a felony to knowingly destroy or create documents to “impede, obstruct, or influence” any existing or contemplated federal investigation.
Auditors are required to maintain “all audit or review work papers” for five years.
A statute of limitations on securities fraud claims is extended to five years from […]

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