Sarbanes-Oxley and the New Internal Auditing Rules

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John Wiley & Sons, Feb 5, 2004 - Business & Economics - 336 pages
Sarbanes-Oxley and the New Internal Auditing Rules thoroughly and clearly explains the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, how it impacts auditors, and how internal auditing can help with its requirements, such as launching an ethics and whistle-blower program or performing effective internal controls reviews under the COSO framework. With ample coverage of emerging rules that have yet to be issued and other matters subject to change, this book outlines fundamental blueprints of the new rules, technological developments, and evolving trends that impact internal audit professionals.

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Contents

Contents Chapter 10 Rules and Procedures
6
Internal Audit and the SarbanesOxley Act
9
Heightened Responsibilities for Audit Committees
59
Launching an Ethics and Whistleblower Program
71
CONTENTS
79
COSO Section 404 and Control SelfAssessments
103
IIA CobiT and Other Professional Internal
165
CobiT and Information Technology Governance
175
Testing Maintaining and Auditing the Continuity Plan
206
Internal Audit Fraud Detection and Prevention
213
Enterprise Risk Management Privacy
231
Other Legislation Impacting
243
Internal Auditors Worldwide
257
International Internal Control Frameworks
267
ITIL Service Support and Service Delivery Best Practices
279
Continuous Assurance Auditing Future Directions
293

A Different Approach
183
Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning
189
Critical Data Mirroring Techniques
195
Internal Auditing Going Forward
313
Index
321
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ROBERT R. MOELLER is an internal audit specialist and project manager with a strong understanding of information systems, corporate governance, and security. A CPA, CISA, and a CISSP, Moeller has managed several information systems audit functions and served as audit director for Sears Roebuck. In the late 1990s, Moeller launched a business, Compliance and Control Systems, that delivered seminars throughout the United States on corporate governance, COSO, and the importance of Codes of Conduct well before Sarbanes-Oxley and today's interest in those areas. A frequently published author and professional speaker, Moeller provides insight into many of the new rules impacting internal auditors today as well as the challenges audit committees face when dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley, internal controls, and their internal auditors.

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