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IT Risks and Controls in Current and Emerging Environments

Description

Accounting transactions and other types of processing are conducted in a variety of IT environments. These IT environments could be traditional, such as Local Area Networks, or emerging, such as cloud and mobile computing. There are internal controls and risks that are common to all IT environments in both large and small entities. There are also IT internal controls and risks that are unique to less complex, more complex, traditional, and emerging technologies. This course will cover these topics and others including trust services associated with the internet and cloud computing, testing procedures, management controls, electronic evidence, COSO IT controls, and the most recently ranked top IT technologies.

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify the COSO internal control components
  2. Recall IT general control concepts.
  3. Recognize the impact of weaknesses in general controls on various sized entities, specifically, smaller, less complex entities
  4. Recall the relationship between manual and IT application controls
  5. Recall key definitions, components, and risks relating to information technology environments.
Major Topics
Provider
AICPA
Course Level
Basic
Professional Area of Focus
Accounting & Auditing
Technology
CPE Field of Study
Accounting
4
Auditing
4
Who Should Attend

Auditors, managers, and internal auditors in nonpublic companies, not-for-profits, and government agencies

Instructor(s)
Glenn Helms
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of internal control and IT
Location
 
Loyola Graduate Center
2034 Greenspring Dr
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093 US
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Event Information
When
Nov 11, 2016
8:00 am - 3:30 pm EST
Location
Loyola Graduate Center
2034 Greenspring Dr
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093 US
Total CPE Credits
8
Format
In-Person

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