The Institute of Internal Auditors has published a new guide to help auditors deal with the challenges of “big data,” the huge volumes of structured and unstructured information that’s being generated ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Data privacy is at the top of the agenda as companies strive to comply with regulations such as the EU General Update To Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). At a time when firms are collecting vast ...

Businesses today retain a lot of data about both internal operations and their customers. This information is one of your strongest assets, but that also makes it one of the most valuable to criminals ...

Data Analytics has emerged as an indispensable component within the realms of auditing and information systems, transforming traditional methodologies by integrating advanced computational techniques ...

In this, the first in a two-part series, we walk through the initial steps businesses need to take to mobilize their data: a data audit and data consolidation. It has been argued that “data is the ...

When Ed Wilkins, CPA, talks to audit committees about adding data analytics to the audit process, he explains to them that it usually takes three years for investment in a complex audit analytic to ...

Most companies are subject to audit, be these quality or financial. Audits, as defined in the internal standards for quality audits, ISO 19011:2018—Guidelines for auditing management systems, are a ...

Data security, once the realm of the IT department, has catapulted into a headline-grabbing topic in 2018, especially in light of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress in April.