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      <title>Privacy [Part 3]: Privacy for CPAs in Public Practice</title>
      <description>In Episode 8, AICPA/CICA Privacy Taskforce members, Ev Johnson, CPA (Chair) and Sagi Leizerov continue a 4-part podcast on privacy, by discussing the changing privacy landscape and the opportunities it affords CPAs in Public Practice to offer Privacy Advisory Services as a way of complementing their existing portfolio of services.</description>
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      <itunes:summary>In Episode 8, AICPA/CICA Privacy Taskforce members, Ev Johnson, CPA (Chair) and Sagi Leizerov continue a 4-part podcast on privacy, by discussing the changing privacy landscape and the opportunities it affords CPAs in Public Practice to offer Privacy Advisory Services as a way of complementing their existing portfolio of services.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Privacy [Part 2]: A Privacy Compliance Framework</title>
      <description>In Episode 7, AICPA/CICA Privacy Taskforce Chair, Ev Johnson, CPA and Vice-Chair Ken Askelson, CPA.CITP, CISA, CIA continue a 4-part discussion about privacy, and provide an overview of the Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP) framework; what it is, how it is constructed, and the rationale behind it.</description>
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      <itunes:summary>In Episode 7, AICPA/CICA Privacy Taskforce Chair, Ev Johnson, CPA and Vice-Chair Ken Askelson, CPA.CITP, CISA, CIA continue a 4-part discussion about privacy, and provide an overview of the Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP) framework; what it is, how it is constructed, and the rationale behind it.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Privacy [Part 1]: Why Should You Care?</title>
      <description>In Episode 6, Ev Johnson, CPA and Ken Askelson, CPA.CITP, CIA discuss the shifting business and regulatory landscape with respect to Privacy, and why businesses and CPAs need to be concerned about how they collect, use, and maintain personal information.
                                
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      <itunes:summary>In Episode 6, Ev Johnson, CPA and Ken Askelson, CPA.CITP, CIA discuss the shifting business and regulatory landscape with respect to Privacy, and why businesses and CPAs need to be concerned about how they collect, use, and maintain personal information.
                                
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      <title>Episode 5 - CAATTs</title>
      <description>In Episode 5, Mark Mayberry, CPA.CITP, CISA, and Rich Lanza, CPA.CITP,
CFE, provide an introduction to Computer Assisted Auditing Tools and
Techniques (CAATTs) and discuss how auditors and forensic accountants
can use CAATTs to achieve a more thorough and efficient review of client
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CFE, provide an introduction to Computer Assisted Auditing Tools and
Techniques (CAATTs) and discuss how auditors and forensic accountants
can use CAATTs to achieve a more thorough and efficient review of client
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      <title>Episode 4 - Data Protection</title>
      <description>Welcome to the Top Technology Initiatives Podcast. Here in Episode 4 Barry MacQuarrie, CPA.CITP and Nancy Cohen, CPA.CITP discuss Privacy, the growing concern over the security of personal information, and steps that businesses, CPA firms and other organizations can take to ensure that their sensitive customer/client data is protected.
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      <itunes:summary>Welcome to the Top Technology Initiatives Podcast. Here in Episode 4 Barry MacQuarrie, CPA.CITP and Nancy Cohen, CPA.CITP discuss Privacy, the growing concern over the security of personal information, and steps that businesses, CPA firms and other organizations can take to ensure that their sensitive customer/client data is protected.
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      <title>Episode 3 - Risk-Based Auditing</title>
      <description>Welcome to the Top Technology Initiatives Podcast. Here in Episode 3,
Mark Mayberry, CPA, CITP, CISA provides an overview of Risk-Based
Auditing, including what will change under the new standards (SAS Nos.
104-111), how auditors can identify and address risks, and why IT has
become so important to the audit.
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Mark Mayberry, CPA, CITP, CISA provides an overview of Risk-Based
Auditing, including what will change under the new standards (SAS Nos.
104-111), how auditors can identify and address risks, and why IT has
become so important to the audit.
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      <title>Episode 2 - Mobile and Remote Computing</title>
      <description>Welcome to the Top Technology Initiatives Podcast. Here in Episode 2 we discuss Mobile and Remote Computing. Join IT thought leaders Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, John Seale, CPA.CITP and David Ryan, CPA.CITP as they discuss the mobile and remote computing technologies that are revolutionizing the way we do work. Learn how innovative companies and public accounting firms are leveraging these technologies to maximize efficiency, productivity, customer service and work-life balance.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:49:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Episode 1 - 2007 Top Technology Initiatives Overview</title>
      <description>Welcome to the Top Technology Initiatives Podcast.  Here in Episode 1 we discuss the AICPA's 2007 Top Technology Initiatives project which lists the most important technology initiatives for CPAs and IT professionals working in the field of financial management to consider in upcoming year.  Join Greg LaFollette, CPA.CITP and Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP as they discuss how the list was determined, and what it means for the accounting profession. These intitiatives are going to change the way you do business.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:14:52 GMT</pubDate>
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