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Sarbanes-Oxley: How to Assess IT Controls
LIVE Webcast
Bhavesh Vadhani, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC
Director, Risk Services
Watkins Meegan LLC
Mr. Vadhani is a Director in Watkins Meegan’s risk services group with over 11 years of IT governance, risk and compliance experience. He has led and managed several engagements such as Information Technology (IT) controls assessments, SSAE 16 (previously known as SAS 70) Attestations, Project Management and Quality Assurance reviews, IT Risk Assessments, Information Security consulting, IT Strategy and Portfolio management. He has in-depth knowledge of IT and business processes and valuable experience in auditing and integrating highly complex systems. He is intimately familiar with regulatory requirements and standards, including, but not limited to, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (SOX), OMB A-123, PCI-DSS, 201-CMR 17, Red Flags, FISMA and FISCAM. Mr. Vadhani currently holds a Public Trust 6c clearance.
At Watkins Meegan, Mr. Vadhani works with organizations to adopt industry best practices and frameworks to improve efficiencies in day-to-day processes and identifies IT governance initiatives to help corporations and organizations enhance their existing IT environment.
Heather Bearfield
Partner
Marcum LLP
Heather B. Bearfield is a Principal in the Firm’s Boston office and
serves as the National Technology Assurance Services Leader. She has
extensive experience with SAS 70 audits/SSAE 16/AT 101, internal and
external audits, and specialized projects for application reviews, internal
and external vulnerability assessments, wireless assessments and penetration
testing.
Ms. Bearfield conducts in-depth analyses of entire business systems
including application software, databases, operating systems, hardware,
client/server networks and communicates with technical staff and managers
to improve internal controls. She conducts IT Risk Assessments and evaluates
information security strategies.
Working with Fortune 500 companies, Ms. Bearfield manages
Sarbanes-Oxley engagements and control assessments of corporate IT
functions to ensure appropriate controls, accurate reporting, and thorough
disaster recovery and business continuity plans and testing. She recommends
and assists in the implementation of best practices to increase efficiency
and effectiveness. Ms. Bearfield has in depth experience assisting companies
to strengthen internal controls/ processes for business process flows including
payroll, inventory, purchasing, sales, loans, ATMs, personal banking for
areas including logical security, interfacing of applications, completeness
and accuracy of information, and backup and recovery procedures. She
creates standards, policies and procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
Act 404 and manages SAS 70/ SSAE 16/ AT 101, Pre-Assessments,
Type I and Type II audits and draft reports for review.
Brian Robison
Manager
BDO USA LLP
Mr. Robison has worked in the IT industry for the last 17 years in various capacities. He has experience in reviewing a broad range of systems, applications, security, and network infrastructures that support the financial reporting operations at both privately and publicly held companies. While working for IBM and Deloitte & Touche LLC from 1994 through 1997, Mr. Robison earned his MBA at Georgia State University with a focus in Computer Information Systems (CIS). Since 1997, he has worked as an IT Auditor and obtained his Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) certification in 2002. Mr. Robison's specialties include assessing systems and processes to regulatory compliance standards and increasing the efficiency of validating Sox IT controls in various industries for small to large cap (Fortune 500) companies.
Sarbanes-Oxley: How to Assess IT Controls
LIVE Webcast
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