Fraud

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Policies & Procedures

Fraud Policy

This document includes three sample policies that facilitate the development of controls that will aid in the detection ...
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Mon, Aug 8, 2022
Performer Profiles

Saudi Telecom Company: Instilling a Business Resilience Mindset

Saudi Telecom Company Group Chief Audit Executive Abdullah Alanizi shares how his team has enhanced the company’s value ...
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Policies & Procedures

Security Awareness Policy

This sample policy is designed to help organizations notify information system users about security policies, guidelines...
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Policies & Procedures

Personnel Security Policy

The purpose of this sample policy is to reduce the risks of human error, theft, fraud or misuse of facilities.
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Mon, Jun 6, 2022
Benchmarking Tools

Internal Audit Department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

This tool includes three sample documents that provide guidance internal audit and management can use to evaluate their ...
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Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Policies & Procedures

Internet Usage Policy

This tool includes four sample policies that define a company’s guidelines and procedures related to employee use of the...
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Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Policies & Procedures

Employee Termination Policy

This sample policy contains guidelines and procedures organizations should follow during the employee termination proces...
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Mon, Mar 14, 2022
Guides

Ethics Program Guide

This tool contains two sample guides that can be used by auditors to implement an effective ethics program.
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Mon, Mar 7, 2022
Benchmarking Reports

2021 Healthcare Internal Audit Plan Priorities Survey Report

The latest survey conducted by Protiviti and AHIA finds internal audit provider functions under intense pressure to audi...
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Mon, Nov 1, 2021
Audit Programs

Network Infrastructure Audit Work Program

This document contains three sample work programs that can be used by organizations for conducting an IT network infrast...
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Mon, Nov 1, 2021
Benchmarking Tools

Customer Fraud Risk Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

This tool includes key performance indicators and questions an organization should use to evaluate its customer fraud pr...
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Mon, Oct 25, 2021
Guides

Common Fraud Scenarios Guide

This tool contains three guides that can be used by auditors to identify and mitigate common fraud schemes.
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Mon, Oct 18, 2021
Newsletters

Ransomware: Preventing an Attack and Responding to and Recovering From an Attack

This issue of The Bulletin focuses on the six components of cyber resilience and provides countermeasures businesses can...
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Mon, Oct 18, 2021
Articles

AQRM Red Flags: Financial Reporting

In this article, Audit Analytics breaks down the risks associated with specific firm-level events included in the Accoun...
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Mon, Oct 4, 2021
Articles

AQRM Red Flags: Changes in Accounting Estimates

Audit Analytics examines the significant changes in accounting estimates related to property, plants and equipment for 2...
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Mon, Sep 20, 2021
Articles

FinCEN and OFAC Put Financial Institutions on Notice About Processing Ransomware Payments

Protiviti Director Josh Kaptur summarizes highlights from the FinCEN and OFAC advisories and explains what financial ins...
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Mon, Sep 13, 2021
Benchmarking Tools

Fraud Indicators: Financial Performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

This tool contains fraud indicators and leading practices companies should consider when evaluating their financial perf...
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Mon, Sep 13, 2021
Articles

AQRM Red Flags: Controls

Audit Analytics examines the red flag events concerning a company’s control environment, including control weaknesses, l...
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Mon, Sep 6, 2021
Checklists & Questionnaires

Complaint Reporting Process Questionnaire

This questionnaire focuses on issues that audit committees and management should consider as they collaborate to comply ...
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Mon, Sep 6, 2021
Articles

FinCEN and the Banking Agencies Clarify Due Diligence Requirements for Charities, Non-Profit Organizations

A look at how finance firms can determine the risk of a charity or non-profit organization (NPO) and develop a customer ...
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021
Regulatory Updates

Bogus Whistleblower Complaints Are Making the Rounds

This flash report serves to alert companies to a growing trend of disinformation making the rounds through well-written ...
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Mon, Aug 9, 2021
Articles

Preparing for a Dynamic Post-Pandemic Fraud Landscape

The five strategies described in this article can help organizations strengthen their fraud prevention practices and avo...
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Mon, Aug 2, 2021
Articles

SEC Enforcement Actions Reveal Continuing Importance of Accurate Disclosures

Audit Analytics examines the recent increase in the amount of enforcement actions citing false and/or misleading stateme...
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Mon, Jul 19, 2021
Articles

Helping to Save Lives — FinCEN Takes the Lead in Battling Human Trafficking Amid COVID-19

A look at FinCEN's recently issued advisory and how finance firms can and should play an important role in detecting hum...
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Mon, Jul 5, 2021
Articles

Gone Phishing: Elaborate Scams Are on the Rise, Are You Smart Enough to Recognize Them?

Protiviti Managing Director Michael Lyons shares a personal experience with, and an in-depth analysis of, a sophisticate...
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Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Articles

Hard Times Bring Out the Best in People — Well, Not Always

In this article, Protiviti Senior Managing Director Carol Beaumier explains how lenders can proactively identify potenti...
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Mon, Jun 7, 2021
Articles

A Farewell to Paul Sarbanes

Protiviti Managing Director Jim DeLoach honors Paul Sarbanes and highlights his efforts to protect investors and create ...
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Mon, May 31, 2021
Articles

Latest Payroll Rescue Aid for Airlines Compounds Compliance Workload

This article unpacks some of the complex requirements facing the airline industry with the passage of the American Rescu...
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Mon, May 10, 2021
Benchmarking Tools

Records Management Risk Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

This tool contains key performance indicators and questions an organization can use to evaluate its record management pr...
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Mon, May 3, 2021
Articles

Ongoing Risks of Government Lending Programs

This article summarizes key government lending program risk implications and highlights five proactive steps lenders can...
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Mon, Apr 26, 2021
Benchmarking Reports

2020 Finance Trends Survey Report: Four Ways Finance Leaders Strengthen Cybersecurity

This report contains several leading practices for CFOs to consider, based on key points from Protiviti’s 2020 Global Fi...
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Mon, Mar 29, 2021
Articles

Suspicious Activity Reporting: Government Aid Programs in the Spotlight

This article reviews the Small Business Administration’s Information Notice and offers proactive steps depository instit...
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Mon, Mar 15, 2021
Guides

Fraud Detection Guide

This tool includes three guides that provide standards and steps organizations can use for effective fraud detection.
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Mon, Feb 8, 2021
Articles

Countdown to CCPA: The 5 Most-Asked Questions

In this article, Protiviti’s Joel Wuesthoff and Pam Kamath answer the most frequently asked questions during a webinar o...
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Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Articles

COVID-19 Lawsuits Continue to Pose Ongoing Risk

In this article, Audit Analytics takes a closer look at lawsuits stemming directly from circumstances caused by the COVI...
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Mon, Dec 21, 2020
Articles

Bank Culture Reform in Hong Kong

This article identifies what steps Authorized Institutions (AIs) can take to establish and maintain a strong governance ...
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Mon, Dec 7, 2020
Articles

Compliance Assurance During the Time of COVID-19 – And Beyond

This article uncovers the economic challenges the financial services industry is facing and identifies how finance firms...
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Mon, Nov 16, 2020
Policies & Procedures

Code of Business Conduct Policy

This tool contains three sample policies that outline procedures an organization should use for following proper busines...
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Mon, Oct 12, 2020
Articles

Strategies for Reducing Retail Shrink During Challenging Times

This white paper discusses the major types and causes of retail shrink, along with best practices and emerging trends in...
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Mon, Oct 12, 2020
Articles

Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation in the FTSE 350

Audit Analytics examines 34 FTSE 350 companies that are required to rotate audit firms or conduct a tender process by 20...
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Mon, Sep 7, 2020
Policies & Procedures

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Policy

This sample policy establishes guidelines and procedures organizations should follow with respect to the Foreign Corrupt...
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Mon, Aug 17, 2020
Audit Programs

Hotel Financial Reporting and Revenue Recognition Audit Work Program

This sample audit program includes steps that can be used to perform a comprehensive review of hotel revenue.
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Mon, Aug 17, 2020
Audit Programs

Hotel Financial Reporting and Treasury Review Audit Work Program

This sample audit program includes steps that can be used to perform a treasury area audit for a hotel or hospitality pr...
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Mon, Aug 17, 2020
Policies & Procedures

Email Policy

This document contains two sample policies that provide guidelines and procedures for understanding and following an org...
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Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Benchmarking Tools

Ethics and Compliance Hotline Leading Practices

This tool features several leading practices for managing and understanding an organization’s ethics and compliance hotl...
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Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Guides

Predictive Analytics Guide

This document can be used as a guide for understanding and reviewing the essential elements of an organization’s predict...
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Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Audit Reports

Integrated Audit Committee Plan Report

This sample report can be used by auditors to evaluate an organization's control environment and monitor the components ...
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Mon, Jan 6, 2020
Methodologies & Models

Fraud/Integrity Risk Methodology

This tool provides an overview of the integrity risk management process and includes key questions about integrity risks...
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Mon, Nov 18, 2019
Articles

Hong Kong Rated ‘‘Compliant’’ by Financial Action Task Force but Room for Improvement Remains

This article shares insight on Hong Kong’s strong legal foundation for combating money laundering and terrorist finance ...
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Mon, Nov 4, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Electronic Discovery Questionnaire

This sample questionnaire can be used by the board and management to reduce the costs, burden and time associated with r...
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019
Articles

Financial Action Task Force Set to Rate Hong Kong “Compliant” in Anti-Money Laundering Evaluation

This article provides a background on Hong Kong’s rigorous efforts to combat money laundering (ML) and terrorist financi...
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Entity-Level Controls Fraud Questionnaire

This sample includes a list of questions to consider while checking an organization’s entity-level controls for fraud.
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Mon, Aug 5, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Code of Conduct Questionnaire

One constant for success in a rapidly changing global marketplace is the immutable bedrock of an unwavering commitment t...
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Mon, Jul 29, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Managing Outsourcing and Offshoring Risk Questionnaire

As a company focuses on managing its operations in a difficult economic environment, it seeks to become leaner and more ...
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Mon, Jul 29, 2019
Articles

Why Auditors Rarely Find Fraud

In this article, Protiviti Director Anthony Hodgkinson describes some of the reasons auditors rarely find fraud and offe...
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Mon, Jul 15, 2019
Articles

Private Companies: Avoid Revenue Reckoning — Tackle Revenue Recognition Now

Although it is possible for private companies to wait until year-end to comply with new revenue recognition rules, this ...
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Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Articles

Insurance Accounting Changes Are Coming Globally, and a Coordinated Approach Is Best

This article takes a look at the latest guidance on long-duration insurance contracts and what insurers should be doing ...
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Mon, Jun 3, 2019
Audit Reports

Sarbanes-Oxley Year-End Audit Committee Report

This sample report to the audit committee focuses on the progress of an organization's Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 progra...
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Mon, Apr 29, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Business Ethics Questionnaire

This questionnaire is designed to help risk management professionals determine how well their companies are addressing b...
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Mon, Apr 15, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Anti-Fraud Program Evaluation Questionnaire

This document focuses on key questions for board members and management when evaluating an organization's anti-fraud pro...
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Mon, Apr 8, 2019
Checklists & Questionnaires

Corruption Risk Management Questionnaire

This questionnaire can be used to assess an organization's management of corruption risk, the Foreign Corrupt Practices ...
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Mon, Apr 8, 2019
Audit Programs

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Audit Work Program

This audit program sample assists audit teams reviewing compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2019
Audit Programs

Fraud Prevention Process: Debit and Credit Card Transactions Audit Work Program

This audit program identifies and evaluates the effectiveness of a debit and credit card service provider’s fraud preven...
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Mon, Mar 18, 2019
Articles

Poor Culture and Fraud Risk Mismanagement: Survey Hints That the Connection Isn’t Widely Understood

In this article, Protiviti Managing Director Scott Moritz explores the inextricable link between culture, fraud and misc...
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Mon, Feb 18, 2019
Guides

Fraud: Internal Audit's Role in Detection and Prevention Guide

The objectives of this guide are to raise awareness about internal audit’s responsibilities related to fraud detection a...
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Mon, Dec 17, 2018
Articles

How to Prepare for the New EU AML Directive (5AMLD)

On May 14, the European Parliament and Council formally adopted the fifth and latest update to the European Union’s anti...
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Mon, Dec 17, 2018
Audit Reports

Entity-Level Fraud Risk Assessment Process Report

This sample fraud risk assessment report provides an overview of the process one company undertook to satisfy the requir...
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Mon, Oct 22, 2018
Articles

Internal Audit to Play a Leading Role in Tax Evasion Prevention

This article explains how internal audit can help secure the organization against liability and outlines Protiviti’s fou...
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Mon, Oct 22, 2018
Guides

Segregation of Duties and Logical Access Guide

This sample explains the concept of segregation of duties, including its types, importance, risks, and the role of inter...
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Benchmarking Reports

2018 White-Collar Crime and Fraud Risk Survey

The results of the latest White-Collar Crime and Fraud Risk Survey reveal some troubling trends that should raise concer...
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Mon, Sep 17, 2018
Articles

Narrow Whistleblower Protection May Have Broad Impact

This article explains why it is more important than ever for compliance personnel, internal auditors and boards of direc...
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Mon, Sep 17, 2018
Memos

Compliance and Regulation Management Review Memo

This tool outlines the steps for the review of policies, procedures and internal controls within a company’s compliance ...
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Mon, Aug 27, 2018
Newsletters

Corporate Culture: Are You Curious Enough?

In issue 12 of The Bulletin, Protiviti explores the question, “Are organizations curious enough to really understand all...
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Mon, Jul 30, 2018
Audit Programs

EDI Audit Work Program

This sample work program focuses on the processes to set up, design, and test client and carrier interfaces, and underst...
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Mon, Jul 30, 2018
Articles

Operationalizing Compliance: Conduct at the Top, Accountability Are Key

In February of 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section released the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance ...
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Mon, Jun 18, 2018
Risk & Control Matrices - RCMs

Drafting and Reporting Financial Statements RCM

This document outlines risks and controls common to the drafting and reporting financial statements process in a risk co...
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Mon, May 14, 2018
Protiviti Booklets

U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Requirements

This guide summarizes some basic principles of money laundering and terrorist financing, followed by discussions of the ...
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Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Policies & Procedures

Compliance With Security Laws Policy

This sample policy outlines an organization’s process for ensuring compliance with federal security laws.
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Mon, Jan 15, 2018
Audit Programs

Fraud Prevention and Detection Audit Work Program

This audit program sample focuses on understanding current fraud prevention and detection program activities.
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Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Policies & Procedures

Whistleblower Policy

This policy establishes standards and procedures to ensure that the accounting and audit-related complaint handling proc...
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Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Policies & Procedures

Information Technology Policy: Role-Based User Management

This sample policy ensures that there are additional controls in place to detect errors and safeguard company computers ...
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Mon, Dec 4, 2017
Internal Audit CPE Courses

Introduction to Fraud (KLplus CPE Course)

All organizations are susceptible to fraud. Would you know how to recognize red flags indicating possible fraud?
Mon, Dec 4, 2017
Checklists & Questionnaires

Internal Audit Strategic Focus Questionnaire

This questionnaire explores internal audit’s strategic contributions and what management and boards should expect from a...
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Mon, Sep 12, 2016
Policies & Procedures

Insider Trading Policy

This policy outlines a set procedures for insider trading. Transactions must comply with these procedures in order to co...
Subscriber Content
Mon, Aug 17, 2015
Risk & Control Matrices - RCMs

Accounts Payable RCM

This document outlines risks and controls common to the "accounts payable" process in a risk control matrix (RCM) format...
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Mon, Aug 3, 2015
Audit Programs

Spending Authority Review Audit Work Program

This work program provides steps and considerations for reviewing spending authority policies and processes.
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Mon, Jul 6, 2015
Audit Programs

Software Licensure Compliance Audit Work Program

This sample compliance work program can be modified for scope considerations that will depend on the extent of the softw...
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Mon, Jun 22, 2015
Newsletters

Top 10 Lessons Learned From Implementing COSO 2013

In this issue of The Bulletin, we share 10 lessons learned from COSO 2013 successful implementations from a variety of s...
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Mon, Apr 27, 2015
Newsletters

Fine-Tuning Your Corruption Risk Management

Last year, a former Morgan Stanley managing director pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to evade the company’s ...
Subscriber Content
Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Newsletters

Focus on the “Tone of the Organization”

While tone at the top is important and a vital foundation, is it enough? This issue of Board Perspectives explains why i...
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Mon, Dec 3, 2012
Newsletters

Managing Corruption Risk

This issue of Board Perspectives: Risk Oversight shares how a robust anti-corruption program can save companies from the...
Subscriber Content
Mon, Jul 11, 2011
Newsletters

Making Internal Audit a Value-Adding Contributor to Economic Recovery

This issue of The Bulletin explores how internal audit can contribute to an organization as it recovers from crisis goin...
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Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Protiviti Booklets

Spreadsheet Risk Management: Frequently Asked Questions

This booklet represents a pragmatic response to spreadsheet risk based on real business needs.
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Mon, Jul 6, 2009
Newsletters

Managing Corruption Risk Involving Foreign Officials and Avoiding Its Impact on Reputation

This issue of The Bulletin briefs on how to manage corruption risk and uses the FCPA as a framework for this discussion....
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Mon, Jun 22, 2009
Newsletters

Electronic Discovery: An Academic Exercise or Your Next Crisis?

This issue of The Bulletin provides ideas for companies to implement practical approaches in proportion to their litigat...
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Mon, Jul 14, 2008
Newsletters

Protecting Enterprise Value Through Your Anti-Fraud Program

What is an anti-fraud program? How should companies evaluate their anti-fraud programs? In this issue of The Bulletin, w...
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Mon, Dec 18, 2006
Newsletters

Setting the 2006 Audit Committee Agenda

This issue of The Bulletin provides eight agenda items for audit committees to consider regarding matters in the upcomin...
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Mon, Aug 7, 2006
Newsletters

Section 404 Compliance: Planning for Next Year

This issue of The Bulletin focuses on some of the opportunities companies should consider as they plan for Year Three of...
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Mon, Nov 21, 2005
Newsletters

Establishing an Effective Complaint and Confidential, Anonymous Reporting Process

In this edition of The Bulletin, we address the issues that audit committees and management should consider as they coll...
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004
Blog

Fraud Detection Red Flags

Corporate fraud, employee theft, insurance scams/workers compensation fraud, employer fraud, forgery/falsif...
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Blog

Guide to Records Management

Technology has greatly expanded the methods of creating, editing, maintaining, transmitting and retrieving ...
Thu, Jun 28, 2018
Blog

How To Minimize Customer Fraud Risk

Fraud is the intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or ...
Thu, Mar 22, 2018
Blog

How to Monitor Transaction Governance for Anti-Money Laundering

Expectations for transaction monitoring (TM) governance are quickly evolving due to the complexity of detec...
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Blog

Six Tips on How to Implement a Strong Ethics Program

Do your customers trust and believe in your company? Do you trust and believe your employees? Do your empl...
Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Blog

What is Design Risk and What Risks are Associated With System Design?

To “design” is to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan. The term design as used here r...
Thu, Nov 1, 2012