Create alert923 results for "Audits"
Tech coalition launches sweatshop probe
News Human-rights group's report on a keyboard supplier in China is leading to an audit of the factory by a watchdog coalition of tech giants.
Tags: Audits, Components, Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Supplier, Lenovo Group Ltd., Worker
Singapore's MDA rapped over conflict of interest
News Country's government agency chided by Auditor-General for allowing conflict of interest in its availing of funds to interactive digital media startups.
Tags: Funding, Audits, Digital media, TV, Singapore, Digital media, payment, Microsoft Office, audit, revenue
Auditing user accounts in Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy permits administrators to audit status changes to user accounts. Here's a look at this feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security, Event, account management, password change, Windows Group Policy, Password, Ohio, Rick Vanover
UN audit finds weakness in peacekeepers' IT
News IT systems for UN peacekeeping logistics were insecure last year, according to an internal UN report, but some secure transmission standards are being deliberately avoided due to their bandwidth requirements.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Firewalls, Defense/military, Disaster Recovery, Report, IT Security, business continuity planning, UNLB, network
Audit: No customer data exposed in Kaspersky breach
News Database security expert David Litchfield analyzes attack on security firm Web site and finds no sensitive data was accessed.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Customer Data, Security, Database, Attack, Bitdefender, SQL, Kaspersky, Attacker
Aust immigration dept to upgrade system after damning audit
News Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will look into adopting a new grants management system after a report found it to be so unreliable staff were forced to complete work offline.
Tags: Databases, Database management, SAP AG, CPU, Database, Australia, e-mail, payment, audit, team
Satyam customers told: Batten down the hatches
News Analysts are warning Satyam's customers to prepare themselves against the risk of disruption of services from the troubled outsourcer.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Public relations, Audits, Earning reports/forecasts, Wipro Technologies, IT Services, Outsourcing Company, Gartner Inc., FIFA
Dell talking again after audit
News Dell's intentionally misstated results will cost the computer maker millions.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Legal, IT Governance, Accounting, Audits, Financial statements
Juniper expects Nasdaq delisting warning
News Networking-equipment supplier is latest company to encounter problems over handling of stock options.
Perform a gap analysis of your organization's security
Techguide Mike Mullins suggests some areas for companies to focus on when they perform a gap analysis of their systems' security on a yearly basis.
Tags: Security, Security Management, Audits, Operations
Be prepared for a postproject audit
Insight Perhaps every project you work on won't be the subject of an audit, but it doesn't hurt to plan for one. Save your documentation and keep in mind these areas of an IT project that an auditor will most likely examine.
Use an IT audit to justify additional resources
Insight With increasing pressure to reduce costs, most government IT operations are lucky to keep their budgets at operational levels. Given this situation, how can you get additional funds to bolster your department's security?
Use an IT audit to justify additional resources
Insight While IT managers often regard auditors with fear, auditors can actually become your ally. Part of their job is to point out weaknesses of IT departments, which can help emphasize your needs to decision-makers.
Use periodic audits to validate project status
Insight In many cases, it makes sense to have an outside party double-check to make sure the project is progressing as expected.
Tags: IT project management, Project management
Linux security auditing to get a boost
News A government-funded initiative aims to organize the efforts of critical code reviewers and boost the frequency with which programmers critique the code of others.
