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5 practical principles for policy & procedure management

Many failures in business today could be addressed or even prevented with better policy management. Data breaches, workplace accidents, employee misconduct, third-party incidents, customer complaints, and more are often traced to policies that were absent, ineffective, or out of sight, out of mind.

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How does the new anti-spam legislation affect IT processes?

It should be clear that managing your anti-spam obligations will mean modifying your information technology processes. The CRTC has created comprehensive anti-spam guidelines that demonstrate some of the ways IT will be involved...

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Internal control system: How is your accountability?

In COSO’s updated Internal Control – Integrated Framework, one of the 17 principles they present is that the organization holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives. Have you considered how your control system enforces accountability?

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