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By Jim McFee A common statement an auditor hears is, “our IT department is mature; we have everything we need for an IT Audit.” A common thought an auditor thinks is, “yeah, right.” So which of these statements is more accurate? More importantly, which one increases or decreases risk? Without creating a laundry list, let’s [...]
“Pass on all hills and curves.” ~Author Unknown The concept of the audit, to some, may feel relatively new and immature. However, financial statements have been audited since the 1800s and regulated IT Audits got a footing in the 1970s. The challenge in making sense of audits is in the approach: are you driven by [...]
What is Identity Management? Identity Management (IDM), or Identity and Access Management (IAM), is a suite of products that work together (more or less cohesively) to manage users and their access/passwords across the enterprise. Most identity management product suites consist of three or sometimes four parts: - Role manager - Identity manager - Access manager [...]
As the snow starts to cover the ground in Upstate New York, my thoughts are already turning to the year ahead. I’m not at all disenchanted with the Holidays; I’m just excited about the journey ahead with the Catalyst onTour RV adventure. Equally exciting to me is the programming that will be presented by the [...]
Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]
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