A Review of Sarbanes-Oxley's Impact on IT in Year Three

Now that we are entering our third year of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), what have we learned about information technology’s (IT’s) role? As time goes by, organizations, IT and the government are learning and evolving how to comply with section 404’s effective internal controls mandate. In preparing for the year’s efforts, there is much for IT to consider.

Areas Covered in the seminar:

• The current interpretation of SOX
• An introduction to risk management
• IT's role in effective internal control
• Enabling sustainable compliance - key concepts and controls
• Trends in SOX compliance for IT

What will attendees learn:

• They will get an overview of the current interpretation of Sarbanes-Oxley
• They will get an introduction to risk management and how it applies to Sarbanes-Oxley planning
• They will get an overview of issues to consider for their compliance initiatives to be sustainable

Who Will Benefit
This webinar will benefit public companies who are either embarking on their Sarbanes-Oxley compliance journey or are struggling with sustaining their current control environment.

• Compliance officers
• Internal IT audit
• IT Senior Management / IT management
• IT compliance specialists

Instructor Profile:
George Spafford possesses a strong interest in the intersection of human factors, security and complexity in IT and how that impacts organizations. He is an experienced practitioner and has directed all aspects of IT operations in production environments, planning, implementation and improvement of IT processes. His expertise has lead to providing regulatory compliance, IT Governance, and process improvement training to colleagues in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and China. He is a prolific author on a wide range of topics encompassing technology business, security, IT governance and co-author of "The Visible Ops Handbook". His Daily News e-mail list subscribers include high level executives from Fortune 500 and international companies.

George has a MBA from Notre Dame, a BA in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University and an honorary degree from Konan Daigaku in Japan. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and holds ITIL Foundations and Practitioner Release and Control (IPRC) certifications. George is a current member of the ISACA, the IIA, and the IT Process Institute.