Collaborate Disseminate
If you’ve every wondered what Audit Command Language (ACL) is, here’s a quick way to find out. ACL has provided a quick, one-page introduction to ACL. And I mean quick. It doesn’t explain a lot, but it gives you a … Continue rea… Continue reading Quick Introduction to ACL
A debate on this blog over analytics and the future of internal audit is heating up. A few readers, including our colleague across the sea, AuditMonkey, has dove in, and skyller and I have responded in kind. Well, not exactly. … Continue reading … Continue reading Analytics Blog Debate Heating Up
At a company I worked at recently, I ran across a Sharepoint site and wondered whether I could download data that I wasn’t supposed to see. Now I understand the purpose of SharePoint and company intranets is to share data, … Continue reading →
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I’m not sure why, but sometimes deleting an ACL table or two covers a multitude of sins, errors, or just plain weird behavior. No, I don’t get any error messages. That’s the strange part. I’m talking about strange ACL behavior … Continue reading →
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Previously I wrote Will Robotics (RPA) Replace ACL? The short answer is no, and I describe the reasons in that post. But that doesn’t mean someone won’t try. Shortly after I wrote my original robotics post, I encountered robotics vs. ACL, … Continue reading →
Continue reading Robotics to Replace ACL, Part 2
A security camera helped this auditor recoup $60 recently, 2 months after I lost it. You might recall my previous encounter with security cameras in Do Your Security Cameras Give Good Customer Service? I was back in the same store, but this … Continue reading →
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Here’s a list of all my posts to-date related to becoming or growing as an IT Auditor, all in one place for easy reference. I’ll add other posts as they are written. How to get an IT Audit job with … Continue reading →
Continue reading New IT Auditor (and WannaBEs) Master List
If you’re looking for an IT Audit job, here’s how to use LinkedIn to get noticed. In a nutshell, you need to enhance your LinkedIn profile so that everyone knows you’re working hard at learning IT auditor skills. If you’re already working … Continue reading →
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In my last post, I described Why Internal Auditors Should Care about Robotic Process Automation. In this post, I’ll explore whether RPA can replace analytic packages like ACL, IDEA, R, and Power BI. That might seem like a strange question, but a … Continue reading →
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What is Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and why should internal auditors care about it? RPA is software that imitates human interaction with computer systems to accomplish tasks. RPA can log into multiple systems, navigate through user interfaces or command line functions … Continue reading →
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