Location: Chef’s Restaurant, 291 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14204

Date/Time: January 10th, 12:00pm-2:00pm

CPE: 2

Cost: $25 (Members), $30 (Non-members)

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Join the Western New York Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and ISACA Western New York Chapter for a seminar addressing cloud computing risk management and compliance concerns. Lunch will be provided and presentations will include:

Cloud Computing and Business Risk

Presented by: Alex Douds, Manager, Risk, Technology and Financial Advisory Consulting Services Practice, RSM McGladrey, Inc, Buffalo, New York

Every day more businesses move their computing functions from the desktop to the cloud and rely on tolls such as hosted applications to store and access key company data, including financial data. But this new frontier involves serious risks that aren't obvious to most. We will discuss a high-level overview of this emerging technology and the key considerations that auditors should understand to be aware of the risks facing companies using or planning to use the Cloud.

Compliance and the Cloud: What You Can and What You Can’t Outsource

Presented by: Peter Spier, Manager Professional Services, Fortrex Technologies

Managing information technology infrastructure and service costs drives many an organization to consider every opportunity to effectively reduce overhead while increasing return on investment. The allure of cloud computing and its rapid deployment times, inexpensive processing cycles is both enticing while also increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. So, why not outsource the whole thing? Well, despite many of the claims of cloud service providers it’s really not that easy. In fact, the regulations, standards, and frameworks that impact your organization may have something to say about exactly what you can and what you can’t outsource. Join Fortrex Technologies’ Peter Spier for a discussion of PCI DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, privacy requirements, and cloud computing compliance.