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NASA Discarding Computers Still Containing Space Shuttle Data: Audit

According to an internal audit at four NASA facilities, inspectors found that equipment was being sold without verifying that all data had been removed, in violation of existing data security requirements. – Personnel at NASA failed to remove data from obsolete
computers before selling or discarding them, according to a NASA Office of
Inspector General audit report released Dec. 8.
Titled quot;Preparing for the Space
Shuttle Program’s Retirement, quot; the audit focused on the disposal
procedures …


How to Parlay Compliance and Audit Investments for Improved Risk Management

There is a chronic shortage of man power, money and system bandwidth to deal with the ever increasing number and complexity of IT security threats. What’s more, compliance and audit requirements deplete resources that could otherwise be used for fundamental security problems. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Mitch Christensen explains how existing staff and systems can be leveraged to satisfy compliance and audit requirements, with a look at increasing operational efficiency to improve overall business risk management. – In the current environment of limited IT staff and budget, efficiency is everything. Nowhere is this more applicable than for IT security teams. There simply aren’t enough staff and systems to meet the ever increasing challenges and requirements posed by compliance regulations, internal audits and b…


Jackspeed Corporation – Corporate moves

Chua Sze Chyi has been appointed group financial controller wef Oct 11
Work experience: Audit manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; audit semi-senior, Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton LLP

Ouhua Energy Holdings – Corporate moves

Victor Jia Bin has been appointed CFO wef Aug 20
Work experience: Audit manager, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd, Guangzhou Branch; audit manager, Guangdong Qinmingxing Certified Public Accountants Co Ltd

ACRA and SGX provide guidance to beef up audit quality

Singapore Exchange and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) have jointly issued a guidebook entitled Guidance to Audit Committees on Evaluation of Quality of Work Performed by External Auditors.

The guide aims to strengthen the quality of audit among companies in Singapore by providing practical guidance to assist the Board and Audit Committees in the evaluation of work performed by their external auditors.

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The Top Ten of Audit and Event Log Monitoring Posted By : Mark Kedgley

Event Log, Audit Log and Syslog messages have always been a good source of troubleshooting and diagnostic information, but the need to back up audit trail files to a centralized log server is now a mandatory component of many governance standards

Audit Tool Essential Part Of Inventory Management Audit Posted By : Noah Houde

Now do not have to worry about missing out on any software in your inventory management, because your audit tool is going to perform such a task for you.

China Environment – Corporate moves

Chiar Choon Teck has been appointed CFO wef June 1
Work experience: Audit manager, Baker Tilly TFWLCL; audit senior, Ernst & Young; audit senior, Baker Tilly TFWLCL

It’s NOT Too Late To Call Your Senator And Demand a Thorough Fed Audit

Even though a deal was supposedly reached yesterday for a watered-down version of a Fed audit, a source on the Hill tells me:Do not be deceived that this Senate ‘deal’ is done, though. The amendment has not passed, and I have heard rumors that Gei…

Fed Audit Deal Reached In Senate

A deal was struck in the Senate today regarding an audit of the Federal Reserve. Senator Dodd worked out a compromise with Senator Sanders, and Dodd will now become a co-sponsor of the bill.The White House has also apparently signed off on the legisl…

DRI to start 2009 budget audit

The State Audit Institution (DRI) started work on the 2009 budget spending, Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti reports today. The checks started at the ministries of agriculture, infrastructure, and youth and sports.

Apple Finds Violations During 2009 Supplier and Manufacturer Audit

Apple discovered 17 violations of its Code of Conduct during a 2009 audit of 102 manufacturers and suppliers, including the employment of underage workers. Apple issued a report, posted on its Website, detailing the violations and the steps taken to correct them. Apple also used the report to emphasize how it trains workers and supervisors in meeting the companys standards for safety and labor, including rights and obligations under contract law.
– Apple found numerous violations during a 2009 audit of its suppliers and
manufacturers, according to a recently issued 2010 progress report on supplier
responsibility. Facility locations included China,
the Czech Republic,
South Korea, Thailand
and the United States.

quot;Apple audits all f…


China Taisan Tech Group Holdings – Corporate moves

Kan Wei Shiu, Patrick has been appointed CFO wef Jan 25
Work experience: Audit asst manager, Deloitte & Touche, Singapore; audit supervisor, Baker Tilly TFWLC; audit team leader; RSM Chio Lim

House Passes Bill to Audit the Fed

I have just received confirmation from a very credible Congressional source that the bill to audit the Federal Reserve is included in the House financial reform legislation which passed today. My source says:The Fed audit provision which passed the Fi…

MPs to debate audit report no sooner than March

Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović told B92 that parliament would debate the report of the State Audit Institution (DRI) in March of next year. She said that the opposition’s initiative for the debate could reach the parliamentary agenda on March 1, because the proposal was not submitted under emergency procedures.

79% of Americans Want an Audit of the Fed, Only 21% are in Favor of Confirming Bernanke, and Only 20% Think Geithner is Doing a Good Job

79 percent of the American public is in favor of auditing the Fed, according to a new poll by Rassumussen. Because another 14% are not sure, that leaves only 7% opposed to an audit. And as Rassumussen, the support for auditing the Fed is nonpartisan a…

Tadić weighs in on budget audit

President Boris Tadić today commented on the report of the State Audit Institution (DRI) for 2008. It showed that there was “excessive spending in the fields which are completely unnecessary” he said, and added that ministers must possess the quality of “financial and civil discipline”.

House Financial Services Committee APPROVES Bill to Audit the Fed (Rejecting Watt’s Fake Alternate) and Votes to Rein In Foreign Currency Swaps

Congressman Watt tried to de-rail the bill to audit the Federal Reserve (H.R. 1207) with a fake alternate bill. See this, this, this and this.Fortunately, the House Financial Services Committee approved H.R. 1207 by 43-26, and rejected Watt’s bill.In a…

6 Congress Members Demand Complete Audit of Fed in Light of AIG Counterparty Fiasco

Emailed to me by a contact in Congress. November 18, 2009 The Honorable BarneyChairman, House Financial Services Committee2129 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515The Honorable Christop…