Best Practices: Information Technology Controls

Learn the best practices for Information Technology governance, management, security, control and auditing.

This offering is a one-day seminar is designed to provide an understanding of an effective program for the creation of a system of internal control within Information Technology (IT) and its assessment. It was created to allow organizations to create effective Section 404 documentation. Be trained on how your organization can develop and maintain an effective IT internal control framework to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Section 404 or other similar regulations.

Our attendees learn that a top-down, risk based approach to Section 404 compliance can produce better results for their companies by streamlining their operations, providing more accurate, timely and reliable information, avoiding litigation and reducing their IT costs. Learn the "Best Practices" for Section 404 from the methodologies of Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and IT departments around the globe. Implement and update your IT SOX compliance and IT auditing programs. This seminar is for IT and non-IT professionals, auditors and management. (8 Hours CPE).

Cost of this seminar is $650/Attendee. Each attendee will receive 8 hours of CPE credit. To reserve your space click on the Sign-up Now and fill out a registration form and use a Buy Now Button to pay the fees.

 Upcoming Best Practices: Information Technology Controls

Benefits of Attending

Compliance Seminar's professionals have been working with information technology controls for many years and have been providing SOX compliance assistance within the IT General Controls area.

- Understand risk assessment in the selection of IT General Controls.
- Review the major quality control methodologies that meet the standards.
- Be positioned for planning the assessment of IT General Controls.
- Understand how to integrate the IT General Control activities into existing internal control test work.
- Begin the process of focusing on the most important key controls.

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Seminar Highlights

Information Technology controls are described in two categories: General Controls and Application Controls. The seminar will cover IT General Controls over the information technology (IT) environment, computer operations, access to programs and data, program development and program changes. IT application controls will be discussed concerning transaction processing controls. The COBIT Framework (Control Objectives for Information Technology) is the most widely-used framework being used in SOX compliance efforts. This framework will be covered in detail.

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Learning Objectives

- Attendees will understand the similarities and differences between the ITIL and COBIT standards.
- Attendees will learn the compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Attendees will discuss how internal controls can manage risk and reduce fraud.
- Attendees will identify methods for improving the effectiveness of information process to effect the profitability of businesses.

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Key Issues on the Agenda

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Internal Control & CPA Focused Training Seminars

The internal control seminars we present can benefit a variety of attendees:

- Non-accelerated filers who may just be getting their documentation underway for Section 404 compliance,

- Public companies looking to improve their effectiveness and efficiency of their Section 404 compliance,

- Nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies and other groups that want to improve the integration of their governance, risk and compliance (GRC) efforts,

- Executives and Board of Directors members who can gain insights from our "Best Practices" examples to really understand SOX Section 404,

- Anyone finds practical advice from our real-world experience with the implementation of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).

The internal audit seminars we present can benefit a variety of attendees:

- The new internal auditor can be oriented to the profession and the work,

- Auditors looking for improvements in their approach and knowledge,

- Professionals looking to improve the content of their workpapers and the impact of audit reports,

- Any organization that desires to improve the effectiveness of their internal audit department,

- Audit Managers looking for education concerning current audit issues,

- Anyone finds practical advice from our real-world experience with internal and external auditing.

Experts Providing Training Seminars

Corporate Compliance Seminars was founded by experts who enjoy researching and providing classroom training, workshops and consulting on internal controls, auditing, compliance and accounting related subjects. We focus on SOX, COSO, PCAOB, COBIT, GRC, risk management, IFRS and IIA Standards.

Corporate Compliance Seminars allows attendee to earn Official NASBA CPE credit while examining the details of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control Frameworks, ISACA's Control Objectives over Information Technology (COBIT), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Open Compliance & Ethics Group's (OCEG)Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) methodology, PCAOB's Auditing Standard 5 (AS5), and the future conversion from GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Our training seminars provide CPE For CPAs, CFEs, CIAs, CISAs, auditors and others with effective and engaging educational training.