Cybersecurity, Audit Committee

The PCAOB suggest some questions for audit committee members

Cooley LLP on 11/14/2023

The PCAOB has posted a 2023 audit committee resource that identifies a number of questions that audit committees may want “to consider amongst themselves or in discussions with their independent auditors, particularly given...more

PCAOB Releases New Audit Committee Resource for 2023

WilmerHale on 7/13/2023

The PCAOB recently released a new Audit Committee Resource, which sets forth an updated set of questions that audit committee members may want to consider incorporating into their ongoing engagement with auditors....more

[Event] 2023 Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference - October 23rd - 24th, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 6/30/2023

Discover today's best practices for your role in healthcare compliance oversight - The Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services expects healthcare board members, board audit/compliance committee members,...more

PCAOB Releases New Audit Committee Resource

WilmerHale on 8/19/2022

The PCAOB recently released a new Audit Committee Resource, which sets forth questions that audit committee members may want to consider incorporating into their ongoing engagement with auditors. The categories of questions...more

Reflections on the End of a Turbulent Year and Selected Considerations for 2021

WilmerHale on 1/12/2021

With 2021 now upon us, companies, auditors and audit committees are gearing up for another annual reporting season, coming off of one of the more turbulent years in recent history, which included a significant number of...more

Sixth-Annual CAQ Audit Committee Transparency Barometer Shows Mixed Trends in Voluntary, Enhanced Audit Committee Disclosures

WilmerHale on 11/27/2019

Earlier this month, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and Audit Analytics released their sixth-annual Audit Committee Transparency Barometer report. Similar to prior years, the groups acknowledge “progress on the...more

Regulators Address the 2019 Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference

WilmerHale on 5/15/2019

Always a fertile source of regulatory perspective, this year’s Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference featured a future-oriented theme in remarks by Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission Wesley...more

Key PCAOB Areas of Focus

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 4/2/2019

The PCAOB recently released its 2019 Staff Inspections Outlook for Audit Committees. During its 2019 inspections, the PCAOB has said that its inspections will focus on among other things...more

SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure—2017 Year-End Update

Jones Day on 2/1/2018

2017 will most likely be remembered as a year of transition, as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement actions indicate, at least in the near term, an emphasis on specific initiatives and retail investor...more

Addressing Cybersecurity in Board Committee Charters

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/30/2015

As boards of directors have become more focused on their fiduciary duties to oversee cybersecurity, new governance practices have begun to develop. For example, many companies have shifted cybersecurity oversight from the...more

Addressing Cybersecurity Oversight in Audit Committee Charters

WilmerHale on 5/1/2015

Cybersecurity continues to emerge as a key risk that is attracting the attention of regulators and boards of directors. Companies take different approaches regarding how the board fulfills its oversight duty with respect to...more

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