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IT Auditing: Be Prepared
Let me begin with the admission that I know very little of the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) or International Organization for…
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The Bulletproof Audit
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…
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Idealism and Cynicism
I have three questions to ask you about your audit attitude. Have you found that you can generally trust the information that people tell you…
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Risks and Controls in a Pandemic
The covid pandemic has been a case study in risks and controls. That context offers insights into the decisions of our elected leaders, the actions…
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In the Down Cycle
For the past four or five years a bad trend has worsened, and the signs have grown more ominous. My auditing career began in 1985…

