Everyone knows spreadsheets and other EUCs are risky. Although EUC risk is very real, it’s become routine and it’s readily accepted. It shouldn’t be! Learn 5 Steps to Stronger Spreadsheet & EUC Controls.
Topics: spreadsheet controls, euc controlsIs data governance or information governance responsible for managing spreadsheet and other EUC risks? Does IT own it or the line of business? The short answer is: both IT and the line of business have accountability. Here are 3 tips to cooperate and reduce these risks.
Topics: manage excel risk, reduce euc risk, data & information governanceSpreadsheet gurus are often the important caretakers of an organization’s most sensitive information. If so, then this phrase probably gives you some pause. Just because you haven’t yet experienced a spreadsheet “horror story” doesn’t mean that there is not one lurking in your future.
Topics: spreadsheet errors, xl auditNo company is eager to hand out its spreadsheets for public analysis. However, a treasure trove of spreadsheets was made available that allows a new analysis of spreadsheet use by corporations.
Why did Home Depot accidentally just post private customer info on their website? The answer may surprise you.
There are numerous, well-publicized incidents of financial reporting errors and data breaches associated with the use of spreadsheets. These and other risks have led many to call for doing away with spreadsheets entirely. But before you go changing critical business processes that aren’t really broken, consider these 3 reasons why keeping your spreadsheets makes good business sense.
Topics: insiderBetween state-sponsored hacking battalions and rogue code-wielding criminals, the worldwide web is beginning to feel like World War III. And your spreadsheets just may be the easy prize the bad guys are after...