Date: November 18, 2004
Presenter: Norman Kromberg
Affiliation: Acxiom Corporation - www.acxiom.com
The guest speaker for this meeting was "Stormin" Norman Kromberg of Acxiom Corp - www.acxiom.com. Acxiom is a business intelligence, customer data management and consulting company based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Kromberg will present IT Audit Overview for Business Managers.
Information technology audits of company assets and networks is at the
nexus of executives management's strategic planning and the technical
capability to deliver. The current rush to complete Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance, the constant need for network security, business
intelligence, CRM and business continuity are all areas where IT audits
provide critical information. Although the subject area may sound dry -
it is a fascinating merger of personal skills and multi-disciplines in
business and technology useful to any level of management or technical
service.
Mr. Kromberg has over 15 years of Information Systems experience in
government, consulting and private company operations. In this
Business Advisor role he is responsible for the technology audit
function. This includes developing and refining the IT audit universe,
risk analysis of critical technology operations and development of staff
auditors. Responsibilities also include communication with executive
management, external auditors, and federal regulators. See the
following for more information: