Internet Security Standards Setting Bodies

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for TCP/IP, HTML, POP, STMP, FTP, SSL, and more

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) X.273, Open Systems Network Layer Security, and X.509, Authetication Framework

International Standards Organization (ISO) ISO 17799

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

European Computer Manufacturers Association

Internal Audit Bread and Butter Issues

Leadership - align with strategies
Strategic Management - map to corporate objectives
Decision Making - your employees can help with the budget
Executive Compensation - tax increases are coming?
Risk - fraud risk; risk management process
Analytics - the audit x-ray machine
Control Environment - stake claim to this turf
Automation - would be nice if it existed; now, just faster bicycles
IT Security - BCP, BRP, etc, etc...