Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

Not another BCM Program audit? Last Updated on May 31, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 4 minutes Another Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program audit. At its core, an audit is simply an assessment used to discover which areas the business will require a focus in the future.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

Not another BCM Program audit? Another Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program audit. Some organizations think of audits as tedious, and often unnecessary, accounting procedures, rather than as a powerful business tool that can be used to improve the organization’s capabilities. BCM Program Audits.

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LAN Infotech

JUNE 1, 2021

What Are The Various Document Management Systems (Good/Bad) Used By Law Firms? The best platforms should include document versioning and audit trails that track user access to sensitive documents while limiting access to certain firm users. Clio platform offers integration with over 200 third party software apps.

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Prism International

MAY 24, 2024

NAID AAA Certification is important for businesses that handle paper documents due to several key reasons: Data Security and Compliance : NAID AAA certification ensures that businesses follow strict protocols for the secure destruction of sensitive information.

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Audit Healthcare Security Mitigation 98

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 7, 2024

At the very least, these payroll tasks should be segregated: Timesheet approver Payroll processor Paycheck signer and issuer Payroll tax preparer Payroll Audits Regular payroll audits can minimize the chance of fraud due to buddy punching or ghost employees. A dedicated payroll account also simplifies audits.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Internal controls assure the audit committee, board of directors, and senior management that the company’s financial reporting is reliable and compliant with applicable laws and regulations. The reconciliation report should be signed and dated by this authorized person to document that the reconciliation was performed, when, and by whom.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Internal controls assure the audit committee, board of directors, and senior management that the company’s financial reporting is reliable and compliant with applicable laws and regulations. The reconciliation report should be signed and dated by this authorized person to document that the reconciliation was performed, when, and by whom.

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BMC

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It describes relationships at the operational level, including those between: Service Desk Support Group(s) Incident Resolution Network Management Operations Management All of these relationships are captured in a document typically owned by the Service Management Team. Indicate the authority of each signer to the document.

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BMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Therefore, CISO must ensure that the documentation is up to date as per the current organizational policy. In this regard, the CISO is responsible for analyzing incidents and proposing improvements to the response strategy.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 9, 2024

How to prepare for a NIST Audit: Checklist What is a security impact analysis? Additionally, we’ve included links for deeper exploration and a practical guide to preparing for a NIST compliance audit. AU – Audit and Accountability: Keeping detailed logs to monitor and analyze actions that could affect security.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 9, 2024

How to prepare for a NIST Audit: Checklist What is a security impact analysis? Additionally, we’ve included links for deeper exploration and a practical guide to preparing for a NIST compliance audit. AU – Audit and Accountability: Keeping detailed logs to monitor and analyze actions that could affect security.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While IT managers understand the importance of a backup and resiliency plan, they often fall short in its clear definition, communication, and documentation. Audits also help to ID what’s being stored and what is no longer needed. Take the time to comprehensively outline your plan, then share it with your team.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While IT managers understand the importance of a backup and resiliency plan, they often fall short in its clear definition, communication, and documentation. Audits also help to ID what’s being stored and what is no longer needed. Take the time to comprehensively outline your plan, then share it with your team.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

That said, if your business is a service provider, you should consider investing in the technical audit required for a SOC 2 report anyway. SOC 2 audits were developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to provide assurance over a service provider’s cybersecurity controls. Think audit costs are high?

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

That said, if your business is a service provider, you should consider investing in the technical audit required for a SOC 2 report anyway. SOC 2 audits were developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to provide assurance over a service provider’s cybersecurity controls. Think audit costs are high?

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LogisManager

AUGUST 28, 2024

Twelve redesigned reports specifically tailored for Enterprise Risk Management, Third Party Risk Management, and Internal Audit. Find them in the LogicManager Report Portal: Documents > LogicManager Reports > LM 2.0 The result? Ready to try them out? We can’t wait to see how you’ll use these reports to make an impact!

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LogisManager

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The first line of defense, typically the business units, can use the software to conduct risk assessments, document risks, and develop mitigation plans. The software allows for the centralization and distribution of these documents, ensuring that they are accessible and up-to-date.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This can take the form of an internal audit. Perform testing Notify the business units about the planned audits well in advance, and include what you’ll require of process owners and department heads. Then test per the established testing methodology you’ve communicated to the audited business unit.

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Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This can take the form of an internal audit. Perform testing Notify the business units about the planned audits well in advance, and include what you’ll require of process owners and department heads. Then test per the established testing methodology you’ve communicated to the audited business unit.

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Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

These ideas include internal audits, continual monitoring, and corrective or preventive measures. Management must provide documentation proving the effectiveness of controls throughout the audit period. In many ways, you’re auditing your vendors to verify that they live up to their promises.

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Recovery Plan vs. the Plan Document One of the first things a company has to understand in order to improve at IT/DR is that the terms “IT/DR recovery plan” and “IT/DR recovery plan documentation” are not synonymous. Often, each technology or environment will have an individual technical recovery document.

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KingsBridge BCP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

All of the steps are documented, the contact information is confirmed, and the supporting documentation is up to date. Auditing the plan against industry standards. Part of ongoing improvement is taking action to remediate any issues found in your own audit. Now what?” A great question!

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Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Are all obsolete and insecure protocols disabled Is there comprehensive and secure event logging and auditing of your backups? Including: central log services, redundant and tamper-proof records, and redundant and reliable time service Are you able to audit the configuration changes?

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Pure Storage

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Running a quick audit of the updated licenses ensures you don’t overlook any systems that may need the new keys. Organize and Store Renewal Documentation Having all documentation readily available reduces the time spent searching for information during future audits, renewals, or support inquiries.

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KingsBridge BCP

AUGUST 14, 2022

We develop plans for our clients, we help mentor clients on how to build their plans themselves, we review existing plans for gaps, and we audit plans. Two key areas of a flexible BCP are the response and recovery steps, and the supporting documentation. As Business Continuity professionals, we see a lot of plans.

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Reciprocity

DECEMBER 21, 2022

If using an ISO audit software tool to achieve ISO certification is on your compliance roadmap, here’s a quick primer to get you up to speed and jumpstart your ISO compliance efforts. The ISMS provides tools for management to make decisions, exercise control, and audit the effectiveness of InfoSec efforts within the company.

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LAN Infotech

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Routine Security Audits Regularly auditing your cybersecurity defenses and conducting vulnerability assessments help ensure your systems stay secure. Documented Cybersecurity Policies Insurers will want to see that you have formalized policies around data protection, password management and access control.

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Zerto

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This is particularly important for financial records, legal documents, and other sensitive information where accuracy is critical. Validated data integrity : Immutable data guarantees that the information remains in its original state, which is essential for maintaining trust in the data.

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Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Description: Archer IT & Security Risk Management enables users to document and report on IT risks and controls, security vulnerabilities, audit findings, regulatory obligations, and issues across their technology infrastructure. The Best Risk Management Software. Platform: Archer IT & Security Risk Management. MetricStream.

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Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Description: AuditBoard is a cloud-based GRC offering that includes a suite of risk, audit, and compliance tools. With the platform, users can conduct internal audits, manage risks, optimize workflow efficiency, maintain SOX compliance, and manage controls. Fusion Risk Management. Platform: Fusion Framework System. Navex Global.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This means delving deep into your data landscape and uncovering the following critical information: Types of files: Identify the various types of files you’re dealing with, such as documents, images, videos, or application data. Comprehensive Data Audit Conduct a comprehensive data audit to unveil the full scope of your data landscape.

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Fusion Risk Management

AUGUST 17, 2021

Practices outlined in the policy should be regularly audited (trust me, if your business practices are tweaked and pretty soon policy doesn’t meet work product and vice versa, you’ve got an audit finding – or worse). The policy should be consistent in level of detail, wording, and description as your other policies.

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Pure Storage

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Regulations like DORA, GDPR, and HIPAA are living, breathing documents that evolve to reflect the cyber dangers of the time. Regular Data Audits and Recordkeeping Regulations like GDPR mandate clear records of where and how personal data is processed, while the CSF 2.0 directive emphasizes logging and reporting of security incidents.

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PagerDuty

JUNE 26, 2024

This central record provides a clear audit trail for all incidents, simplifying compliance with DORA’s reporting requirements. This documentation will be crucial for demonstrating compliance with these regulations during potential audits. Finally, there’s one overarching point worth making.

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Zerto

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Zerto Keycloak realm signing key is used to sign the access token and XML documents between the authentication server and the application.

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Pure Storage

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Why it’s being stored—including if there are legal or regulatory reasons for doing so, such as audits or tax reasons, historic or research purposes, etc. How you’ll document deletion or anonymization. How you’ll document deletion or anonymization. How it’s being processed and why. How it’s being processed and why.

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Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Last-minute Compliance items and Audit remediations. Note that an Assessment is different from an Audit. An Audit examines controls and measures a program to a documented standard. ​It’s that time of year again. Organizations are putting a bookmark to 2019 and preparing for 2020. Closing the books.

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