The Internet is revolutionizing just about every sector of life it touches - communications, commerce, education, media. For internal auditors, it presents an invaluable resource to those who know how to use it.
The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition, is one of the only books on the Internet written expressly for internal auditors. Expanded and updated to include the latest Internet trends and resources, the book provides all of the Internet competency skills auditors need to become digitally literate.
The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition, provides options for accessing the Internet, useful Internet tools and services for audit professionals, a comprehensive list of available resources, and case studies of how auditors use the Internet for audit-related work.
For this second edition, author and AuditNet founder Jim Kaplan provides a checklist of Internet competency skills, twice the number of Web resources, and a sampling of audit programs and e-mail policies.
The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition, is an essential desktop reference for every internal auditor seeking to enhance his or her auditing skills with the vast knowledge and networking of the Internet.
About the Author
Jim Kaplan, CIA, is the internal auditor for the Fairfax County Public Schools, the 12th largest school district in the country. He earned a Master of Science in Accounting from the American University in Washington DC, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the State University of New York College at Geneseco.
He is a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the National Association of Local Government Auditors (NALGA), and the International Computer Security Association. From 1989 to 1995 he served as a contributing editor for "Internal Auditor," the professional journal of The IIA. His column, "Computers and Auditing" (formerly "PC Exchange"), covered how auditors used computers. His writing was featured in the "Internet Bulletin for CPAs" by Kent Information Services and "Internal Auditing Alert" by Research Institute of America.
Mr. Kaplan developed an interest in electronic communications for audit professionals in the early 1990s through the use of bulletin boards and online commercial information services such as America Online and CompuServe. His conceptual model of an AuditNet and his articles on electronic resources for auditors raised professional auditor awareness of electronic communications for audit productivity.
As founder of AuditNet, he developed a home page on the World Wide Web that links auditors around the world with audit-related resources.To promote the concept of AuditNet, Mr. Kaplan has spoken at IIA and AICPA conferences, IIA chapters, state CPA societies, fraud conferences, and intergovernmental audit forum meetings. As a writer, educator, lecturer, and dedicated local government auditor, he has promoted and encouraged the use of technology for audit productivity.
