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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Agree with you huming, I notice that you mentioned trojan horse which I am really interested on it.
A Trojan horse containing malware may also be referred to as simply a Trojan or a Trojan horse virus. Unlike a true virus, however, malware in a Trojan horse does not replicate itself, nor can it propagate without the end user’s assistance. Because…[Read more] -
Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Agree with you, shizhong, An OS are responsible for all input and output in a system. This not only makes their live less miserable however, the time shortened. Also that programs can run on different types of machines with the same family of CPU’s with nothing changed in the program. This is what makes a standard OS so important.
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Agree, the risk you listed is the really we need to concern. For those of you who prefer to get more technical, here are a few examples of exploits. More are fleshed out in the full paper. Consider the following situation: A PHP application has a login mechanism where the username and password are sent from the user’s browser via HTTP POST. This v…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for sharing the information of benefit of relational database.
In my opinion, Digital technology has reduced the cost of sharing information. The use of the Internet is effective for teachers to transmit notes to students, and also to connect with other teachers. This expands access to knowledge and opportunity. When students access…[Read more] -
Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Agree with you, YuLun,
List risks associated with database management systems (DBMS)
I think Data leaks would cause a huge impact on the system. Databases may be considered a “back end” part of the office and secure from Internet-based threats (and so data doesn’t have to be encrypted), but this is not the case. Databases also contain a…[Read more] -
Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Good post fangzhou. It is brief and informative.
and here is my understanding of relational database.
A relational database is a set of tables containing data fitted into predefined categories. Each table (which is sometimes called a relation) contains one or more data categories in columns. Each row contains a unique instance of data for the…[Read more] -
Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Yu Ming, Thanks for the informative comments. A relational database is a collection of data items organized as a set of formally-described tables from which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to reorganize the database tables. The relational database was invented by E. F. Codd at IBM in 1970.
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Good post,
And I really like the example to demonstrate the similiarities and difference. The list below shows the my understanding on the difference and similarities.
COBIT is based on five principles:
1. Meeting Stakeholder Needs
2. Covering the Enterprise End-to-End
3. Applying a Single, Integrated Framework
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Good post, control frame is necessary for IT auditing. A control framework is a data structure that organizes and categorizes an organization’s internal controls, which are practices and procedures established to create business value and minimize risk.
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Absolutely agree with you. Based on my understanding.
COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) and ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) have been used by information technology professionals in the IT service management (ITSM) space for many years. Used together, COBIT and ITIL provide guidance for the…[Read more] -
Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Hi Wen ting Lu, your post is good, The internal control activities can be found in the workplace. All employees fit into the organizational picture of internal control, whether or not their job responsibilities are directly related to these example activities.Key controls are those elements of the five components of internal control that have a…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Physical Security audits are designed to ensure that data and information technology infrastructure are protected from malicious and/or unintentional acts of harm. That includes preventing hackers from plugging directly into your machines to steal data or preventing a clumsy co-worker from spilling coffee on a server rack.
Physical Security…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Agree. Negligence in employment encompasses several causes of action in tort law that arise where an employer is held liable for the tortuous acts of an employee because that employer was negligent in providing the employee with the ability to engage in a particular act.
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Good post! Internal Controls are to be an integral part of any organization’s financial and business policies and procedures. Internal controls consists of all the measures taken by the organization for the purpose of; (1) protecting its resources against waste, fraud, and inefficiency; (2) ensuring accuracy and reliability in accounting and…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Good reply, It’s very important for Operation and Financial auditors to have some understanding of technology as nowadays more and more technologies are applied in to business to do some solution. it’s clear that technology shifts can radically change time-honored business principles. Today, the as technology continues to evolve, we need to t…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
In the Real World Control Failures we’ve reviewed, describe the character of the leaders involved. Is it a root of the control failures?
In the case of ENRON control failures, I think the unethical leadership is a root of the control failure. The main reason of the Enron control failure are improper trade practices, accounting frauds, c…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
How much of automated controls should be desired? Is it beneficial to consider controls at the initial design phase or controls are introduced as and when needs arise?
I think the management can get a lot of beneficial from the Automated. Automated controls can reduce the possibility of human error. The automated control cannot replace the…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
When is the cost of implementing a compliance control higher than the benefit obtained? What should an organization do to ensure efficiency and profitability?
In my opinion, the decision would depend on the size of your company. For the publicly traded company, the importance of compliance could outweigh efficiency and profitability. There is…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
SAP is a world class ERP system provider. If you are an SAP customer – what would you expect them to provide to support your company’s internal controls?
Firstly, I hope SAP system would be easier to use, The participation of users is very important for successful implementation of ERP projects – hence, exhaustive user training and simpl…[Read more]
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Jianhui Chen posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Explain common SLA issues identified by auditors
A service level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a service provider (either internal or external) and the end user that defines the level of service expected from the service provider. SLAs are output-based in that their purpose is specifically to define what the customer will…[Read more]
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