This post is in response to Xavier and Grant, who were kind enough to push back a bit on a previous post, Abandon ACL and Others? See their comments on that post.
I will respond to some of their points and reveal some more of my thinking as to why I believe that auditors need to become a LOT more technical.
Some may think I am just digging my hole a little deeper, but I’ve always loved the journey.
This post contains my response to my earlier post, ChatGPT Analyzes Internal Audit!
First of all, most of the article sounded like it was written by external auditors; it sounds important, but really doesn’t say much.
Filed under artificial intelligence (ai), Audit, Data Analytics, Data Science
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 same answers scattered around the blog as I answered people in the past, but I thought I’d pull it all together into one place.
Breaking into any field can be difficult, but it can be done. Especially when the demand for IT auditors is so high.
Filed under Audit, Certification, Employment, How to..., Technology
What’s the biggest problem in computer security, according to valsmith at carnal0wnage.attackresearch.com? Well, it’s…
Staffing.
As the author admits, the post leans toward self-promotion of the company, but it makes many good points and deserves a read and a good pondering.
I landed on KAUDITOR’s Auditing and Accounting blog and found this joke:
Kenny, an accountant, who just joined the big 4, was having a hard time sleeping and goes to see his private doctor. “Doctor, I just can’t get to sleep at night.”
Filed under Humor/Irony
Auditors identify weaknesses in company policies and practices, but they often act like the same users they laugh about behind closed doors. And they often don’t protect their own data, or the sensitive data they access in the course of doing their jobs.
How many times have you observed auditors do the following (I’d love to hear YOUR stories):
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