A while back, a reader named Kyle and I had a conversation about analytics.
It started with his reading my Excel:Basic Data Analytics post where I list a number of procedures that anyone can do in Excel.
Kyle said he was expecting some “super sophisticated process & methodology that works like magic.”
Filed under Audit, Data Analytics, Technology
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 quick peek at the basic user interface.
You could call it the ACL Overview for Dummies.
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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, have dove in, and skyller and I have responded in kind.
Well, not exactly. AuditMonkey has been more kind, to his credit. But I digress.
Filed under Audit, Data Analytics, Employment
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, but even then, some data should be restricted to a limited number of people.
So I decided to check (before doing things like this, you better know How to Stay Out of Jail).
Filed under Audit, Excel, How to..., Security, Security Scout, Technology
Quiz yourself to discover how much you know about fraud investigations.
While you may not be tasked with leading an investigation, you might need to work with those working on such an investigation. Either way, do you know the basics?
This quick, 5-question quiz from the Journal of Accountancy will indicate what you know AND what you don’t. And whether you get each answer right or wrong, the answers provide additional information. Continue reading
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 that you can’t troubleshoot by reviewing the log.
Filed under ACL, How to..., Scripting (ACL)
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, part 2.
Filed under ACL, Audit, Scripting (ACL), Technology
