Seminar scheduled for Friday, May 16 is CANCELLED. Contact Leanna Sinibaldi at lsinibal@csac.ca.gov for more information.

Class Overview: This seminar provides attendees with a general overview of basic fraud concepts, as well as a review of specific areas such as statutes and standards related to the recording, reporting, and prosecution of fraudulent activities, internal auditor responsibilities in the audit for fraud, and fraud detection and prevention techniques. Also addressed during this seminar is the classification of frauds, investigation techniques, and fraud within information technology. The seminar will incorporate several case analyses of frauds perpetrated by employees and how such frauds were identified and investigated. The seminar will also introduce and incorporate the basic concepts of forensic analysis as a means of further investigating fraudulent activities by organization personnel, third party providers, and contractors.

Instructor: Al Marcella, Ph.D., CFSA, CISA, president of Business Automation Consultants, LLC, Dr. Marcella is an internationally recognized public speaker, researcher, and seminar leader with over 26 years of experience in information technology audit, security and assessing internal controls. An author of numerous articles and 27 books on various audit and security related subjects. Dr. Marcella is the 2000 Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year award recipient, conferred by the Institute of Internal Auditors recognizing his contributions to the advancement of internal auditing and education in colleges and universities. He leads IT audit seminar courses for the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

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