The purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with practical insight and tools to help to continue to build out Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and to use ERM to drive real and sustainable organizational value. The workshop will include presentations as well as facilitated virtual breakout rooms, where we move from academic discussions to "how-to" explanations and examples. The small, facilitated groups will enhance opportunities for...

This participant-interactive session will explain the Yellow Book’s Threats and Safeguards approach to remaining ethical dilemmas and then examine some recent real-world ethics cases in other professions. Participants will be able to discuss each case and weigh in on: What ethical principles were involved (and why they are important)? Were the “right” decisions made? Were there better solutions? Why were those involved blind...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will host a VIRTUAL EEO Seminar, "Workplace Transformation- Light At The End Of The Tunnel And Along The Way", on March 31, 2021 from 12:00 pm – 3:10 pm EST. This highly informative and interactive seminar, featuring some of the EEOC’s most senior leaders, and other well-known and highly esteemed and sought-after speakers, will provide employers and employees in both the priva...

Exporters are often surprised to learn that their products with common, standards-based, or even open source encryption components are subject to export controls; learn how to understand and apply EAR controls on encryption, and the critical steps of classification and license determination. In everyday business and leisure, the use of encryption is nearly ubiquitous. From smartphones to smart refrigerators, enterprise software to network swit...

Audits of "SOC" (System and Organization Controls) has been governed since May 1, 2017 by the application of "SSAE" (Statement of Standards for Attestation Engagements) 18. This AICPA Standard replaced SSAE 16, just as SSAE 16 replaced SAS 70. This SOC audit standard has required the users of SOC audit reports to adjust their compliance programs to fit the new reporting standards. SSAE 18 has proven to be more comprehensive than the prior stan...

OVERVIEW By the beginning of 2021, NIST will have released the finals of many Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards: SP800-53 Rev 5 – Security Controls SP800-53B – Security Control Baselines, Privacy Framework SP800-160 Vol 2 – Systems Security Engineering SP800-161 Rev 1 – Supply Chain Risk Management SP800-171 Rev 2 – Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and High Valued Assets (HVA) Revisions to the NIS...

This event provides guidance to auditors to improve their audit quality. Understanding the results of the PCAOB inspections of the largest firms will allow the professional to better prioritize their audit work. We have analyzed the detail inspection reports for the PCAOB's "Big Twelve". Based on this detailed analysis and reviews of the available PCAOB publications, an audit quality management staff will find these observations useful as a va...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 12/16/2020 The Inaugural Toronto Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. Full Day Admission includes a Catered Breakfast, Lunch & Cocktail Rece...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. The Fifth Annual Los Angeles Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. Full Day Admission includes a Catered Breakfast, Lunch & Cocktail Reception, and the...

There are basic principles behind developing an information technology ecosystem which allows for an effective cybersecurity program. About this Event: This short presentation covers the 10 principles that need to be considered to drive the continued development of your overall information technology strategy. These principles will allow for the development of a complete information management ecosystem that can be properly protected against...