Bear with me for a moment or two, and set aside the standards and frameworks that provide definitions of “risk” and “risk management”. Why? As Grant Purdy (the grandfather and, IMHO, the grandmaster of risk management) together with the late Roger Estall proclaimed in the highly-rated Deciding: A guide to even better decision making (2020), […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Please read this excellent article, Big Four Giants Dive into AI Audits: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC Lead the Charge from Open Tools. It says: The Big Four accounting firms are racing to dominate A…| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
A startling truth often overlooked in healthcare IT is the massive cost of digital inertia. While we chase innovation, the reality is that many systems from EMRs to departmental apps remain siloed, chewing up budgets, slowing down care coordination, and, critically, hindering data-driven decisions. This isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a drag on patient outcomes ... Read more The post Cloud Integration Platform Implementation Timeline: What to Expect in Healthcare IT appeared first on Vo...| Vorro
Things to consider when getting ready for an audit| 0xkato
Poolshark Audit| 0xkato
My Experience Auditing GMX| 0xkato
Government says special courts will soon be designated to handle cases arising from audit infractions captured in the Auditor-General’s Report.| MyJoyOnline
Voting is currently underway at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Hall for the Greater Accra Regional Council of State election.| MyJoyOnline
The regulator found that PwC failed to obtain “sufficient appropriate audit evidence” to verify Dynasty’s reported revenues for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, yet still issued an unqualified audit opinion.| Vino Joy News
A recent report by the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit found it was impossible to determine how many tax credits Kansas businesses earned or used as part of the Kansas Department of Revenue’s “High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP).” The audit is another in a long series of findings that the Kansas state government does […] The post LPA finds large inconsistencies in HPIP tax-credit program appeared first on The Sentinel.| The Sentinel
At Stalwart Labs, security is at the heart of everything we build. As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering a trustworthy email and collaboration server, we recently completed our second independent security audit, conducted by Radically Open Security. Our previous audit took place exactly two years ago, in 2023 — and with significant changes to our codebase since then, a fresh and thorough assessment was essential.| Stalwart Labs Blog
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund is proud to share the results of our security audit of OpenSSF Scorecard. OpenSSF Scorecard is an open source automated testing resource to help projects continually assess security risks. With the help of ADA Logics and the OpenSSF, this project can continue to provide the open source community with a free and proactive security best practice that is easy for maintainers to use. | OSTIF.org
This blog was originally published on the OSTIF website on October 9, 2025 by Helen Wooste The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund is proud to share the results of our security audit...| Open Source Security Foundation
This piece is prompted is a thought provoking post from Ankit Chakrabarty on LinkedIn. [Link opens in new tab with Ankit’s full post.] Ankit’s headline, that internal audit is dead, is …| James Christie's Blog
Your organization runs hundreds, maybe thousands, of workflows to support GRC and audit efforts. But which ones need automation? Which require human expertise? And where does AI fit in? The answer isn’t choosing one over another. It’s understanding how automation, AI, and human review work together to close the audit gap—that persistent disconnect between compliance […] The post Workflows to transform your GRC and audit program appeared first on Thoropass.| Thoropass
While most internal audit engagements are performed by the CAE’s staff, the CAE himself (I’ll go with ‘he’ to make this post easier to write) should be addressing many if not most of the top enterprise risks. In fact, much of the valuable assurance, advice, and insight provided by the internal audit function is by […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
I am a huge believer in risk-based auditing and have been practicing it ever since I became an internal auditor many years ago. Some refer to risk-based auditing with an acronym of RBIA (making it …| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Aligned Layer has requested that Least Authority perform a second security audit of their Operator AVS and smart contracts.| Least Authority
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund is proud to share the results of our security audit of GNU libmicrohttpd2. GNU libmicrohttpd2 is an open source library that “embeds a HTTP or HTTPS daemon into host applications.”* With the help of ADA Logics and the Sovereign Tech Agency, this project has improved its resiliency and health […]| OSTIF.org
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) is proud to share the results of our documentation audit of PHP. Specifically, the open source implementation of the interpreter for the PHP scripting language, which is popular in use for web development. As a result of this collaboration with OSTIF, Quarkslab, and The PHP Foundation, PHP was able to improve its documentation for future software development.| OSTIF.org
Most compliance teams have defaulted to the mindset that audits are, by nature, painful—a necessary evil that the organization must survive. But what if that mindset is exactly what’s holding your business back? “I’m sure that sounds bold coming from someone who’s lived through SAS 70, SSAE 16, ISAE 3402, and everything in between,” says […] The post How Sinch modernized their audit process with Thoropass appeared first on Thoropass.| Thoropass
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc., engaged with Quarkslab to perform a security audit of the code snippets in the English version of PHP documentation, focused on some specific pages.| Quarkslab's blog
AI is helping people across the extended enterprise in many ways. It is bringing efficiency, improved insights, and the ability to enhance products and customer services. Every day I am hearing about new uses. But I still worry that it can bring serious harm if we are not careful. Practitioners need to know how it […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
What makes an ideal risk officer? Here are my thoughts on the most significant attributes. I welcome your thoughts. Has a deep understanding of the business, including its: Business processes Produ…| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Our team performed a security audit of the Rabby Wallet Mobile Application, which supports multiple hardware and software wallets for the Ethereum blockchain. The mobile application can manage and host dApps from numerous providers and enables users to interact with the hosted dApps through a unified interface. We previously audited Rabby Wallet and delivered a ... Read more The post Rabby Wallet – Mobile Application (2nd Review) appeared first on Least Authority.| Least Authority
Our team performed a security audit of Rabby Wallet, an application designed for managing assets on Ethereum and other EVM-compatible chains, available as both a mobile application and a browser extension, and based on a fork of MetaMask. We previously audited Rabby Wallet and delivered a final audit report on December 12, 2024. Since then, ... Read more The post Rabby Wallet – Extension (2nd Review) appeared first on Least Authority.| Least Authority
A proactive, year-round audit strategy helps reduce stress, ensure compliance, and keep your financials clean with consistent best practices.| Conway Center for Family Business
I admit it. This post is inspired by a post with a similar name by my good friend and occasional debate partner, Richard Chambers: 10 Red Flags Your Internal Audit Function May Be Losing Ground. Have a look if you haven’t already read it. He makes some very good points. Here are his ten red […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Before I explain the mantra in the title of this blog post, I want to review some basics. 1. Boards and the CEO measure success based on the achievement of objectives. Some say those objectives are…| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
The Pentagon failed its 7th audit, unable to account for $2.46 trillion, raising concerns about financial mismanagement and accountability.| TheCommuneMag
“The school board was asleep at the wheel,” said Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri's state auditor. He added that the district could run out of money in less than six years at current spending levels.| STLPR
Our team performed a security audit of Linea’s Limitless Prover. The zkEVM aims to provide an execution environment equivalent to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), allowing Ethereum transactions and smart contract executions. The Limitless Prover feature enables proof generation without the need to impose limits due to the underlying arithmetization. In the previous design, the ... Read more The post Linea – Limitless Prover appeared first on Least Authority.| Least Authority
Audits often feel frustrating. Learn how to use your auditor as a strategic partner and have a smoother audit experience.| Thoropass
I would say that most IT auditors and CAEs are familiar with pre-implementation reviews. These are audit engagements designed to proactively work with management when there are system implementations. They provide assurance, advice, and insight on the effectiveness of the internal controls and security that will exist when the system is live. Pre-implementation reviews are […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
My thanks and congratulations to Alexander Ruehle for his post this week on LinkedIn: Internal audit has just been audited by internal auditors. Why do I ask whether the profession and the IIA are at a crisis point? Consider that according to the IIA’s own Vision 2035 (and his post): 48% still view Internal Auditors […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
I am going to look into my AI-enabled crystal ball and imagine the world of the future (the not-too-distant future) decision-maker. Then I will look again to see what the risk practitioner and the …| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) approved regulations that would impose a new requirement under the California Consumer| Data Protection Report
Learn more about the different steps in a cybersecurity audit and how you can protect your business from threats and security breaches.| Thoropass
Chia Network has requested that Least Authority perform security audits of Permuto.| Least Authority
The open source community has been abuzz for the past two years about European governance in open source software. From casual meetups to professional conferences, the implication of government funding and regulation of the free-use software sector has resulted in heavily debated discourse around the legal, financial, societal, and functional changes possible with the introduction […]| OSTIF.org
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund is proud to share the results of our security audit of OpenEXR, a project at the Academy Software Foundation. OpenEXR is an open source specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, which “accurately and efficiently represents high-dynamic-range scene-linear image data,” (https://openexr.com/en/latest/). With the help of Shielder and […]| OSTIF.org
Istio’s ambient mode splits the service mesh into two distinct layers: Layer 7 processing (the “waypoint proxy”), which remains powered by the traditional Envoy proxy; and a secure overlay (the “zero-trust tunnel” or “ztunnel”), which is a new codebase, written from the ground up in Rust. It is our intention that the ztunnel project be safe to install by default in every Kubernetes cluster, and to that end, it needs to be secure and performant. We comprehensively demonstrated zt...| Istio Blog
Istio is a project that platform engineers trust to enforce security policy in their production Kubernetes environments. We pay a lot of care to security in our code, and maintain a robust vulnerability program. To validate our work, we periodically invite external review of the project, and we are pleased to publish the results of our second security audit. The auditors’ assessment was that “Istio is a well-maintained project that has a strong and sustainable approach to security”. No ...| Istio Blog
I recently discovered how some people are projecting that AI will transform the work of corporate counsel. Yes, there are several on how it will transform the work of the law firms, but I am concer…| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed its annual Collaborative Cloud Audit Group (CCAG) audit engagement with leading European financial institutions. At AWS, security remains our highest priority. As customers continue to embrace the scalability and flexibility of the cloud, we support them in evolving security, identity, and compliance into core business enablers. The AWS Compliance […]| Amazon Web Services
Feedback loops can make or break your experience when it comes to an audit. Learn how to work more effectively with your auditor.| Thoropass
Cloud adoption is accelerating. Security automation is evolving. But the way we handle audits? It’s still stuck in the past. Compliance teams today are managing audits with the same reactive, manual playbooks they’ve used for years—despite new tools that promise better outcomes. It’s no wonder audit season still feels like a fire drill complete with […]| Thoropass
A post post I made last week on Linkedin attracted this interesting contribution from Dominic Connor. I disagree with some of his detailed points, but I am in broad sympathy with his wider argument, so I thought it deserved a considered response, which was too long for a Linkedin post. Here it is, but first […]| James Christie's Blog
This post walks you through settings up error logging and auditing for your Azure SQL DBs, which is easy with diagnostic settings.| sqlkitty
This post was migrated by mingcheng from the CNCF Blog, the orginal post can be found here.| Dragonfly Blog
Storm clouds appear to be hovering over county government, and they are the type that... The post Storm clouds over county government? appeared first on McCurtain County Gazette News.| McCurtain County Gazette News
Poor cash flow management during EOFY can lead to financial stress, missed obligations, and lost opportunities. Let's discuss the solution| InvoiceInterchange AU
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc, thanks to funding provided by Sovereign Tech Fund, engaged with Quarkslab to perform a security audit of PHP-SRC, the interpreter of the PHP language.| Quarkslab's blog
Keith’s 15 Nov note: NASA used to be plague by awful financial audits. Then it cleaned up its act. You’d think that such good news would be worthy of some smart media placement i.e. so the story can get into the publication process well before the deadlines are reached and maximum eyeballs can see it. Or maybe on the following Monday when it would have a week to be seen. […] The post Shh! NASA Just Got Another Great Audit. appeared first on NASA Watch.| News Archives - NASA Watch
These are the considerations for preparing you and your business for AI, including a free worksheet and AI audit to help you achieve success. The post Is Your Business Ready for AI? A Step-by-Step Audit Framework appeared first on The Social Media Hat.| The Social Media Hat
We make here a general presentation about how the formal verification of smart contracts works by explaining:| Formal Land Blog
Looking for a free site audit tool? Get clear, easy-to-understand insights on how to improve your site's performance. Receive it in minutes.| Prerender
Learn how to avoid IRS audit risks for your nonprofit in 2025 with expert compliance tips and 990 reporting best practices.| GreenGrowth CPAs
Explore top ISO career pathways in Australia with ICExperts Academy. Discover the opportunities and steps to advance your career today.| ICExperts Academy
Use of Evidence Generated by Software in Criminal Proceedings In January 2025 the Ministry of Justice launched a consultation on how courts should deal with computer evidence in England and Wales. …| James Christie's Blog
Read Express.js Security Audit: A Milestone Achievement| Express Blog
On Wednesday, 5 March 2025, I decided to play with Twitter/X’s Grok 3 AI tool. My game was to play the role of someone trying to track me down based on sketchy details from my past. It took Grok a …| James Christie's Blog
How can Fujitsu expect us to believe they thought Horizon would not be used for criminal evidence? In the first part of this series, “A contractual mess”, I explained some of the contractual confus…| James Christie's Blog
Auditing dependencies for known security vulnerabilities Staying on top of disclosed security vulnerabilities in dependencies is a constant challenge. There are many monitoring solutions created to help track the security status of your dependencies. We offer our own Private Packagist Security Monitoring to notify customers through various channels, but not| Private Packagist
Discover the 7 common challenges of online learning for auditor growth and training. Enhance your internal auditor skills today!| ICExperts Academy
Blundering through a fog of confusionThis is the second part of my series explaining how the Post Office and Fujitsu were vague about the purposes of Horizon, specifically the need for the system t…| James Christie's Blog
This will be a series of posts arguing that the Post Office and Fujitsu didn’t understand what they were doing when they commissioned and built Horizon in the late 1990s. Both corporations were hop…| James Christie's Blog
Richard Chambers and I go back many decades, first as colleagues and then as friends, and we have great mutual respect. While we often appear to disagree, that is more often than not in our choice …| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
A recent article by Carol Williams of Strategic Decision Solutions carried this title and had some wisdom to share. For example, she said: Enterprise risk assessment can be defined as: “the practic…| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Something that's often overlooked in the marketplace is not all accessibility audits are the same.| Accessible.org
Not yet. While large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Facebook / Meta's Llama and accessibility specific artificial| Accessible.org
We received an email from a prospective client who wanted to know: what is the difference between an accessibility conformance report (ACR) and an audit report?| Accessible.org
Audits are our most popular accessibility service. When clients are ready to buy, they choose us - sometimes immediately, and other times when their project| Accessible.org
Many people refer to a website accessibility audit as an ADA website compliance audit and there is no harm in this since everyone understands both terms to| Accessible.org
Explore the growing issue of unaffordable audits and discover practical strategies businesses can use to reduce audit costs without compromising compliance.| Experlu
The demand for professional IT auditors is greater than ever due to the increasing digitalization of every aspect of business and industry. Starting a career as an IT auditor involves a combination of education, experience, and strategic planning. Here are ten tips to help you begin and succeed in this field:| securitywing
Did you know that October is Cyber Security Awareness month, and that this year already marks its 21st anniversary? This collaborative effort between government and industry aims to raise awareness of online risks and to share important safety tips. These campaigns focus on basic best practices, such as protecting your| Private Packagist
The demand for forensic accountants has surged. Professionals apply their skills in analytical thinking to unravel financial irregularities and crimes.| HRSS CPA
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There are 2 ways to conduct a WCAG website accessibility audit: self-evaluation with tools and manual testing, or a professional audit by specialists. Your choice!| Top 5 Accessibility
BAPL has called on SEDEX to pause its introduction of changes to its SMETA 7.0 standard. BAPL says the standard is not currently auditable.| British Apples & Pears
Today we’re releasing Composer 2.7.7 (PHP 7.2+) and 2.2.24 (LTS for use on PHP 5.3 to 7.1) to address two security vulnerabilities as well as a number of smaller security hardening measures, please update to the new versions immediately (e.g. with| Private Packagist
Master creating an effective internal audit schedule with these 5 handy tips. Ensure compliance and improve risk management in your organisation.| ICExperts Academy
Maintaining complete and compliant documentation while managing the complex processes and interactions of clinical trial conduct can be complicated. This blog outlines the details to look out for preparing your investigator site file (ISF) for an audit.| Advarra - Advancing Better Research
While seeking free solutions is tempting, getting a truly comprehensive SEO audit for free is a rarity. How much does a quality audit cost?| techseoaudits.com
Internal linking is a powerful way to enhance website visibility and user experience and an internal linking audit can help uncover these.| techseoaudits.com
Technische Prüfungen bewerten Sicherheit und Konfiguration von Android-Apps, doch insbesondere die Prüfung von Signaturblöcken muss verbessert werden.| www.kuketz-blog.de
This tip is focused on designing controls that reflect the process being testing, if they don't, a headache of massive proportions will be created once testing begins. What do you do to make sure you don't screw this up? Have as many meetings as it takes to get it right. What you need to do| SOC Reporting Guide - SOC 1 | SOC 2 » The Original SOC Report Resource Cente...
The speed at which your website loads can make or break user experience, search rankings, and even your bottom line. The post What is a Site Speed Audit? appeared first on techseoaudits.com.| techseoaudits.com
Audit logs can provide all sorts of wonderful points of data. In the interest of identity security, we have historically seen that we can glean rich sets of information around […] The post Dude, Where’s My Audit Logs? appeared first on Eric on Identity.| Eric on Identity
Discover how technology addresses audit challenges. Explore the synergy between innovation and auditing for enhanced efficiency and compliance.| Experlu
We are thrilled to announce that Stalwart Mail Server has undergone a comprehensive security audit conducted by Radically Open Security. As a part of their assessment, a crystal-box penetration test was performed to ensure the robustness and security of the mail server.| stalw.art
An SEO workflow can be use to complete a technical SEO audit and get the insights you need and start improving your SEO performance.| techseoaudits.com
Tech SEO Tuesdays started as a way to share advice I wish I'd known when I first started in SEO. Free technical SEO advice.| Nikki Halliwell
OSTIF is pleased to announce the completion of a security audit of Eclipse Jetty in collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation and Trail of Bits. This audit was a part of a package of work organized and managed by OSTIF to provide security engagements to Eclipse Foundation projects. With funding and full support from the Foundation, OSTIF was able to provide three projects with much-needed security oversight, analysis, and recommendations that helps projects grow stronger and more secure than ...| OSTIF.org
This post discusses the similarities and differences between NIST 800-171, DFARS, and CMMC. Alpine Security performs DFARS and CMMC audits.| CISO Global (formerly Alpine Security)
This summer, over four engineer weeks, Trail of Bits and| d7y.io
Results of a third-party security review by NCC Group.| Istio
