Yulun Song

4. What issues did you identify from this video?

The video shows good examples about risks within an organization:
1. Employees lack of basic IT knowledge.
2. Passwords wrote down on the desk, or at the back of keyboard, and no reminders from co-workers.
3. Ignore the signage on secured equipment room’s door.
4. Wrote down all secured i…[Read more]

3. What is the purpose of all auditors having some understanding of technology?

The main purpose of all auditors having some knowledge of technology is to reduce errors and risks, saving money and time for auditing works. The meaning of auditor is really straight forward, person to audit. So by understanding how the technology works, all…[Read more]

2: How does the control environment affect IT?

The control environment is the upper management’s attitudes and also refers to some other factors, including internal controls, integrity, organization’s structure, etc, which all affect IT. The upper management’s attitudes will influence in the internal control of an organization and it is impor…[Read more]

1. What are some current system-related risks that you have experienced in your organization?

Some risks related to my organization:

1. We print all account numbers and passwords to each person to use, for example, email account and password, internal public computer password and printer’s password.
2. All drawers are open in the office, a…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing, Daniel! I have been there lots of times cuz I think it sells multiple diverse products and special snacks there. I think for nowadays, there are a lot of companies that are switching from a paper-work-station to a computer-work-station. And now, you have already had the chance working in the old system supermarket, it is a…[Read more]

Good sharing! You were on the management side and your experience includes detailed planning, management controls and finalizing project! in the real word, i recognized that a detailed planning before doing the tasks is more important, and even the internal management control for all part of works is also important.

Thank you for sharing!

In my opinion, ITACS students do represent information security vulnerabilities to Temple University, and Temple represents information security vulnerabilities to ITACS students as well.

Based on the readings, Information security vulnerabilities can be considered to anywhere, anyone and anytime. First, Temple students can access to secured…[Read more]

Based on your work experience, it looks that gathering data from customers is really important for renewal the auto insurance. cuz you have to compare the previous data and the data you gathered from the questionnaires that they filled out.
My concern is that what if that there is a tiny possibility that the company loses any data, how do you…[Read more]

I agree with your comments and I think your explanation and examples explained control environment well.

In addition, I would say that risk management within an organization is so important for the business. Some risks can be accepted, some can be transferred and some can be mitigated, but never ignore the risks(learned from Risk Management…[Read more]

Q3: In your own words, how would you define a control environment?
The control environment is the upper management’s attitudes and also refers to some other factors, including internal controls, integrity, organization’s structure, etc. The upper management’s attitudes will influence in the internal control of an organization and it is impor…[Read more]

Q1: Describe a business process you have experienced (either as an external or internal participant) and what your role was.

I want to share some of my experience about my part-time job as a resident assistant and an accountant assistant in a real-state company since last September. Our business process is about to rent a unit to a new…[Read more]