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Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

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March/April 2023

Audit Committee Penetration Testing Considerations

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

May 2023 0

Whether responding to heightened regulatory expectations or confirming trust in their organization's ability to repel a cyberattack, performing penetration testing (i.e., “pen test”) continues to…

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The Audit Committee’s Oversight for Cybersecurity

Targeted Key Considerations

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

April 2023 0

Audit committees face increasingly complex demands and expectations when it comes to cybersecurity. Oversight practices have expanded from an initial focus on protecting lost shareholder…

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Risk Impacts of SaaS Cloud Computing

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE and Bruce Nearon

October 2022 0

In Brief Software as a Service (SaaS) has gone from the cutting edge to a core technology for many businesses. But given the wide scope…

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Cloud Computing

Friend or Foe?

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

August 2021 0

In Brief Many organizations are moving some or all of the technology operations to the cloud to reap the various benefits such a relationship can…

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Ghosts of Data Risk Past

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

December 2020 0

From the earliest accountants in Egypt and Babylonia to the father of modern accounting Luca Pacioli, the accounting profession has led efforts throughout history to…

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ICYMI | Developing a Student Community of Learning

Expanding Knowledge Using the Technical Committee Model

By  Keith E. Arnott, Hugh A. McNeill, Courtney L. Paterson, Nicholas Prahalis and Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

October 2020 0

It is no secret that the accounting profession is experiencing changes, among them a newfound need to understand and use data analytics. Recognizing this reality,…

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ICYMI | Information Security Program Management in a COVID-19 World

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE and Bruce Sussman, CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIPP/T

August 2020 0

In Brief Information security and cybersecurity have been major concerns of business managers for many years. The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has introduced new challenges…

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Internal Audit

By  Mark Martinelli, CPA, Alfred Friedman, CPA and Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

July 2020 0

CPAs are uniquely positioned to assess the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on client organizations, employers, and society. The profession continues to contribute to recovery and…

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ICYMI | Managing Data as an Asset

By  Virginia Collins, CPA/CITP, CFE and Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

July 2020 0

In Brief With the popularity of and increasing reliance on data analytics to drive strategic business initiatives and achieve organizational objectives, the accounting profession's interest…

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Developing a Student Community of Learning

Expanding Knowledge Using the Technical Committee Model

By  Keith E. Arnott, Hugh A. McNeill, Courtney L. Paterson, Nicholas Prahalis and Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

October 2019 0

It is no secret that the accounting profession is experiencing changes, among them a newfound need to understand and use data analytics. Recognizing this reality,…

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ICYMI | Enterprise Technology Risk in a New COSO ERM World

Eight Challenges Facing Management

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

September 2019 0

The release of the revised Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management—Integrated Framework could not have come at a better time for technology risk professionals and…

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Managing Data as an Asset

By  Virginia Collins, CPA/CITP, CFE and Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

June 2019 0

In Brief With the popularity of and increasing reliance on data analytics to drive strategic business initiatives and achieve organizational objectives, the accounting profession's interest…

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Enterprise Technology Risk in a New COSO ERM World

Eight Challenges Facing Management

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

June 2018 0

The release of the revised Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management—Integrated Framework could not have come at a better time for technology risk professionals and…

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True Course: The Definitive Guide For CPA Practice Insurance

Book Review

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

April 2018 0

CPAs all share a common background. Each CPA must complete some type of education program that includes a minimum number of accounting credits; unfortunately, practice…

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The Chief Information Security Officer

The New CFO of Information Security

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

June 2017 0

Traditionally, CPAs have considered the chief financial officer (CFO) as the guardian of a business's organizational data. It was and remains the CFO's responsibility to…

News & Views

Communicating Cybersecurity Risks to the Audit Committee

By  Joel Lanz, CPA/CGMA/CITP/CFF, CISM, CISSP, CFE

May 2016 0

Audit committees and the financial executives who interface with them (e.g., CFOs, controllers, CPAs, internal auditors, business line managers) continue to devote significant attention to…

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