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Finance and Accounting

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A tale of two (risk) cities

Let me tell you a story because it is the time of year for fables. A Scottish company (Dundee Ltd) is growing rapidly after only a couple of years in existence and needs to find a supplier that has the capacity to scale up to meet increasing demand.

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Blockchain vulnerabilities – crypto hacks, blockchain forensics and legal challenges

It is often assumed that blockchain based digital currencies and applications are safe and secure. In fact, blockchain ecosystems including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ether, smart contracts that power a plethora of transactions, and blockchain exchanges have many vulnerabilities.

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Do you hire people who can think?

In Auditing that matters (which I strongly recommend for every internal audit practitioner or consultant), I have a chapter on making sure you have the audit team you need. Here is an excerpt from the start of that chapter. It talks about probably the most important skill I needed from every member of my team.

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