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Written by Webmaster Gary Blackmer
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We need to talk about risk, or at least I do. I must finally confess that I have always been uncomfortable about the risk concept. I understand risk and believe it's important to think about in our audits but I also think auditors may miss important findings if they rely too heavily on a risk-based approach.
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Written by Webmaster Gary Blackmer
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A political staffer was meeting with me and started talking about press releases related to something they were doing, and made the off-hand remark, "Well, as my boss says, in politics, appearance is reality." My comeback:
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Written by Webmaster Gary Blackmer
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Let me begin with the admission that I know very little of the COBIT or ISO standards or any of the other criterion that are used to assess the integrity of information systems. I'm sure they are good tools because they help auditors identify gaps and risks in the systems, platforms, environments, or whatevers.
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Written by Webmaster Gary Blackmer
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Gary Blackmer offers some points to ponder when auditing social services, such as the difficult challenges faced by managers in social service agencies as well as the auditors who examine them.
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Written by Webmaster Gary Blackmer
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Public safety agencies are the most important to audit. These agencies consume the largest share of many jurisdictions' resources, and small improvements can result in big savings. Small improvements may also save lives.
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