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FULL DISCLOSURE: DBT a Risk to Small Companies

October 19, 2009

Small companies are being hit particularly hard during the recession by late accounts receivable (A/R) payments and higher days beyond (payment) terms (DBT). An APQC white paper offers several suggestions for better cash flow management. Universal Reces ...

Defining Risk IQ

October 12, 2009

In this Q&A, Full Disclosure Author Eric Krell asks CA Director of GRC Programs Sumner Blount to define “risk IQ” ... witnessed in risk intelligent organizations. Eric Krell : You use the term “Risk IQ.” What does the term mean? Sumner ...

OFAC Compliance 101

October 08, 2009

Do you know what an SDN is? More important, do you know if you are doing business with one of them? If you're a governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) professional at a company that conducts any sort of international business, you ought to. ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Utility Companies Quit Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Change Issues

October 05, 2009

Three U.S. utility companies have resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a pro-business lobbying group, over its stance on climate change. Pro-Business Lobbyist Feels Heat from Members | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Understanding Information Security Risks

October 01, 2009

Even though execs know about major data breaches, like those at TJX Companies and Société Générale, many aren't working to control risks in their own companies. Brian Cleary, a vice president with Aveska, explains the importance of data breaches and i ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Top Employees' Engagement Levels Plummeting

September 28, 2009

One big work risk has been receiving little attention: falling employee engagement levels. A new survey found that employee engagement levels for U.S. workers has fallen by 9 percent overall since last year and has dropped even more dramatically for top p ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Survey Finds GRC Spending Will Rise in 2010

September 25, 2009

A majority of GRC professionals in a recent poll said they expect their companies' investments in GRC technology to either increase or remain the same in 2010. GRC Spending to Increase in 2010 | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog . ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: Successful GRC Programs Need Tone at the Top

September 18, 2009

A GRC program needs "the right culture -- the right tone at the top" to succeed, according to Bob Tizio, governance, risk, and compliance officer for SAP Americas. Once that is in place, it is easier to get the necessary funding, people, and technology. ...

SAP's GRC Program: Practicing What They Preach

September 16, 2009

If you are an enterprise resource planning (ERP) customer, you probably have heard the following sales pitch or one just like it in the past 24 months: "The disciplines of risk management, compliance, and security should not be separate. The way to approa ...

FULL DISCLOSURE: CIOs Need More Involvement in Risk-Management Discussions

September 14, 2009

As incidences of information security lapses increase, the absence of chief information officers (CIOs) from strategic risk-management discussions has become a bigger risk. Identity Management Risks: The CIO's Perspective | Source: The Big Fat Finance B ...