Reference Center
Looking for a place to find more information? Start with the links on this page. Also be sure to see the Non-Chapter events page for more information sources.
These sites contain information related to Audit and Control, both IS and non-IS. Please let us know of any other sites you feel should be added. These links will open in a new browser window.
Audit
AuditNet Resource List
Hypertext site with links to more than 500 resources for auditors.
FinanceNet
The award-winning, comprehensive site for public financial management worldwide.
Government Accountability Office - Auditing and Accountability Community
Includes GAO reports and testimony. The 100 most requested audits is particularly helpful.
Government Accounting Standards Board
GASB establishes accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local entities. Publications,
projects, news, and a beautiful homepage!
National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST
Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology
Administration. NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing
measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
Security
SANS Institute
SANS is the most trusted and by far the largest source for information
security training and certification in the world. It also develops,
maintains, and makes available at no cost, the largest collection of
research documents about various aspects of information security, and
it operates the Internet's early warning system - Internet Storm Center.
CERT Coordination Center
Established in 1988, the CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is a center of Internet security
expertise, located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center operated by
Carnegie Mellon University.
U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team
Established in 2003 to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure, US-CERT coordinates defense against and responses
to cyber attacks across the nation.
Information Systems
International COBIT User Group
The COBIT User Community website is a vendor independent, interactive portal,
and we are trying very much to increase the community aspect of this.
Professional Organizations
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
ISACA is a leading information technology organization representing 100 countries.
Provides information about membership, certification, education, chapters and more.
Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
Includes information about the organization, standards, training, and more. For more information send an email to the IIA
at iia@theiia.org. Also see the Western
Michigan and Lansing
chapter sites.
Mid-Michigan Information Security Special Interest Group (MMISSIG)
The Mid-Michigan Information Security Special Interest Group (MMISSIG) is a professional organization of
individual members working in the field of information asset protection and computing security.
Last updated 01/01/2006