IRCA INform

The Information

Security Edition

Information security features

Protecting data with BS 10012

A new British standard aims to help organizations create effective data protection systems. Breda Corish and Alan Shipman explain

ISO/IEC 27000: get to know the family

Edward Humphreys details the developments in ISO's growing family of information security standards

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Auditor guidance

Develop better communication skills

Communicating well is crucial for internal auditors. Chris Baker advises how to improve your skills

Understanding audit stakeholders

David Straker reveals how using stakeholder maps can help to add value to your audits

Could you be an SAP?

Sustainability assurance practitioners use traditional audit methods to assess the accuracy of sustainability reports.

Write better audit reports

Make sure your audit reports are the best they can be. The APG lists the key elements in good audit reports

Extras

Making auditors' lives e-easier

New e-communications technology has given auditors a helping hand with assessments, says David Stewart

Internal auditing at Sellafield

Andrea Routledge describes the internal audit function at nuclear decommissioning and processing giant Sellafield

60 second interview: International Organization for Standardization ISO secretary general Rob Steele discusses the results of the 2008 ISO survey and ISO's plans for 2010