Editor's note: Katie Clarey is one year into covering HR and continues to educate herself and readers on the building blocks of the field with her series, Back to Basics. If you're new to HR (or just ...

Can you prove your team’s performance? How do you know for certain that nothing is being missed? The answer is simple; you perform an internal audit. We know how difficult it can be to keep track of ...

In the early days of computers, many people were suspicious of their ability to replace human beings performing complex tasks. The first business software applications were mostly in the domain of ...

Auditing is a highly sensitive task and one that has high standards. Not only is the information handled during an audit sensitive, but an auditor has the responsibility to be honest and accurate in ...

Companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations use auditing practices to manage compliance with internal controls. For example, an auditor looks for inconsistencies in financial records.

To thwart network attacks, you first need to be on top of critical security events occurring in your network. While monitoring network performance is important for troubleshooting and ensuring smooth ...

IN BRIEF Public company auditing is a complex and challenging area of accounting practice. The following revisits the authors ...