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Read the latest EUC governance related news & insights from our experts.
Web-Based Discovery Module
The all-new web-based Discovery module is now available in Beta for Release 10.16.0! We’ve made it easier than ever to set up scans, monitor health and progress, and review scans at any stage in the process. Our goal when revamping Discovery was to make the scan setup...
COVID-19 Work from Home Impact on EUC Internal Controls Effectiveness
How are company employees responsible for accounting and financial reporting transitioning to working from home due to the coronavirus? Are EUC (end user computing) internal controls still effective with this major shift? And how is senior management feeling about all...
VAIT: Germany’s Insurance IT Regulation
Last Updated: January 6, 2022 Around the world, regulators are recognizing the magnitude of risk posed by unmanaged end user computing (EUC) applications, such as spreadsheets. Spreadsheet blunders can range from embarrassing to catastrophic. With billions in the...
The AI Inventory Gap
The AI Inventory Gap: Why Financial Institutions Need to Know What AI Assets They Have Before They Can Effectively Govern As AI adoption accelerates across financial institutions, many organizations are discovering a growing challenge: They know AI is being used...
Web-Based Discovery Module
The all-new web-based Discovery module is now available in Beta for Release 10.16.0! We’ve made it easier than ever to set up scans, monitor health and progress, and review scans at any stage in the process. Our goal when revamping Discovery was to make the scan setup...
COVID-19 Work from Home Impact on EUC Internal Controls Effectiveness
How are company employees responsible for accounting and financial reporting transitioning to working from home due to the coronavirus? Are EUC (end user computing) internal controls still effective with this major shift? And how is senior management feeling about all...
VAIT: Germany’s Insurance IT Regulation
Last Updated: January 6, 2022 Around the world, regulators are recognizing the magnitude of risk posed by unmanaged end user computing (EUC) applications, such as spreadsheets. Spreadsheet blunders can range from embarrassing to catastrophic. With billions in the...
Apparity Achieves SOC 2 Type II Attestation
Apparity is proud to announce that we have successfully achieved our SOC 2 Type II attestation, following an independent audit conducted by Sensiba LLP. This milestone reflects our continued investment in building and maintaining a secure, reliable, and scalable...
The Relationship of AI and End User Computing
Executive Summary In this post, we explore the relationship between AI and end user computing (EUC) risk software like Apparity. EUC risk software can be a highly beneficial piece to managing the larger AI puzzle. For example, by using solutions like Apparity,...
Discovering the ‘Unknown Unknowns’ of Shadow IT
We explore how a leading financial institution transformed its business with a comprehensive EUC governance program delivered by Apparity and Capco. As regulators increase their scrutiny of end-user computing tools (EUCs), many financial institutions are scrambling to...
Banking Industry Addresses Challenges
Banking Industry Addresses Challenges with Liquidity, Risk Management, and Regulatory Reforms Capital requirements, stress testing, credit risk, liquidity, and Basel III continue to surface as key themes in the regulatory landscape. Regulatory authorities and central...
Top 3 Issues of EUC Discovery
Vaguely Defined Not all Excel spreadsheets, databases, scripts or BI tools are end user computing (EUC) applications. Creating a clear definition is necessary to accurately determine those that are. EUC program owners work tirelessly to build policies and procedures,...