Day: August 16, 2018

As SOX Costs Rise, Internal Audit Still Lags on Automation

It’s been 16 years since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act took effect in 2002, and companies are still wrestling with SOX compliance. Now, a new study shows they are paying more to meet the regulation’s requirements and have generally not done a good job of using technology to automate controls and ease Read More

Daniel Kim

Audit Software Firm Secures $40 Million in Funding

Yesterday, AuditBoard, a cloud-software provider for risk, audit, and compliance work, announced that it had secured a $40 million investment from venture capital firm Battery Ventures. The Los Angeles-based company says it plans to use the funds to support product development, accelerate sales and marketing, and build new business partnerships. Read More