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When internal auditors (or those pretending to be such) do poor work and don’t follow the appropriate audit and IT standards, they are unprofessional. However, I put the blame at the feed of audit management. This post is a result … Continue reading →
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I get asked all the time, “How do I get a job in IT audit with little or no experience?” When Michael Onuoha asked me this question (see here), I thought I’d share my response with my readers. You’ll find these … Continue reading →
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Before you choose a career as an IT auditor, consider my top 10 reasons why being an IT auditor is so hard. You have to interview experts, ask them for help understanding some items, and then explain to them why … Continue reading →
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Recently, a reader named Porak asked me what careers IT auditors can move to when they leave auditing (see the original question here). I couldn’t find much on the Internet on this topic, but there’s a lot of options. I’ve actually … Continue reading →
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It’s 10 o’clock in the cloud. Do you know where all your user IDs are? Are some hidden in the cloud? Cloud security if often cloudy because it’s not on premise where you can control it easier. That means you … Continue reading →
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If you’re an auditor and you are not yet using Excel PowerPivot, you are missing the next greatest thing since spreadsheets arrived. If you are NOT an auditor, and you don’t use PowerPivot, you’re in the same boat with the … Continue reading →
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I previously blogged about some audit tips that make audits later in the New Year easier and more effective. I made some minor updates to the post and am sharing it again. Audit Tips for the New YearFiled under: Audit
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About a decade ago, I personally witnessed the handover of the simplest, cheapest, and most effective disaster recover plan ever. Let me first give you a little background…. I worked for a great IT director, who moved to another company, … Continue reading →
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It finally happened: I fell prey to a phishing email. I actually clicked a link. At work, no less. Not good. So the place I’m working right now (I’m a contractor, which makes it worse), I’ve been there a while, and … Continue reading →
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Since some of you are newer to the blog, I thought I’d bring a couple of my favorite posts to your attention. Some are older, some are newer, some are mine, some are skyyler’s, in no particular order… Top 10 … Continue reading →
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