A Practical Approach to Internal Controls under the GAO Green Book. Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013) from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the G...

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls The Green Book sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies and is a crucial safeguard over public resources. State, local, and quasi-governmental entities, as well as not-for-profit organizations, may adopt the new Green Book standards as a framework for an internal control system. This four hour CPE seminar provides an overview of the principles-based Green Book an...

Does your bank have the right level of maturity for your Cybersecurity Risk Management activities compared to the inherent risk levels? The FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) is a diagnostic testing tool that helps internal auditors identify a bank's level of inherent risk and determine the maturity level of their cybersecurity programs. This training course looks at the way cybersecurity inherent risks can vary significantly based on t...

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls under the GAO Green Book. Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013) from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the G...

"How can we implement a holistic approach to cybersecurity?" "What methodologies, policies, technologies, and specific tools can we deploy to prevent, detect and monitor cybersecurity threats"? "How can we build a more effective program?" As more data breaches are disclosed, cybersecurity is at the forefront of Boards, executives, employees and consumers. Breaches are a continuing threat to an organization's reputation through the disclosure o...

"How to prevent and detect corporate fraud!!" Under COSO 2013, Principle 8: "The organization considers the potential for fraud in assessing risks to the achievement of objectives". Corporate fraud is more prevalent today than ever before. Layoffs, pressures, incentives, anonymity, computerization, and lack of privacy are all contributing factors. This CPE event is focused on presenting the internal controls to fraud prevention and detection....

"How to prevent and detect corporate fraud!!" Under COSO 2013, Principle 8: "The organization considers the potential for fraud in assessing risks to the achievement of objectives". Corporate fraud is more prevalent today than ever before. Layoffs, pressures, incentives, anonymity, computerization, and lack of privacy are all contributing factors. This CPE event is focused on presenting the internal controls to fraud prevention and detection....

Do you understand PCAOB Auditing Standard 2315: Audit Sampling? Audit sampling is the application of an audit procedure to less than 100 percent of the items within an account balance or class of transactions for the purpose of evaluating some characteristic of the balance or class. PCAOB Audit Standard 2315: Audit Sampling provides an overview of the guidance for planning, performing, and evaluating audit samples. The purpose of audit samplin...

This PCAOB Auditing Standard 2105: Consideration of Materiality in Planning and Performing an Audit establishes requirements regarding the auditor's consideration of materiality in planning and performing an audit. In interpreting the federal securities laws, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that a fact is material if there is "a substantial likelihood that the . . . fact would have been viewed by the reasonable investor as having significantly...

This training event covers the two different subsections of the PCAOB Auditing Standard 1300. PCAOB Auditing Standard 1301: Communications with Audit Committees requires the auditor to communicate with the company's audit committee regarding certain matters related to the conduct of an audit and to obtain certain information from the audit committee relevant to the audit. PCAOB Auditing Standard 1305: Communications About Control Deficiencies...