October 5, 2009

Summarizing Risks and Developing Control Objectives

Questions & Answers from Protiviti's "Guide to The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Internal Control Reporting Requirements"

This section of Protiviti's "Guide to The Sarbanes-Oxley Act" addresses common questions concerning summarizing risks and developing control objectives. Some topics covered are: Why identify risks? How are risks identified? What are control objectives and how do they relate to risks? And, how are control objectives defined?