IT-Control Weakness Wanes

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September 16, 2010 from CFO.com – “But it’s not fading from sight as quickly as other material weaknesses are… Most IT-control weaknesses are rooted in poor management rather than the technology itself…” such as 

  • Imposing an unrealistic deadline for implementing a new system, leading to inadequate testing
  • Not using controls that come packaged with many systems or not reviewing automatically generated control reports
  • Providing inadequate training on new systems
  • Failing to ensure that system access privileges reflect segregation-of-duties mandates
  • Allowing excessive customization of systems, which can damage their integrity…”

180 View – We included this article because their list of IT control weaknesses may not be obvious to some organizations and are worth remembering.

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