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Read the latest EUC governance related news & insights from our experts.
Rethinking The EUC Discovery Process
What does discovery software actually do? EUC discovery software is a type of risk management software that scans for or "discovers" end user computing applications. Simple enough, right? In reality, we should make a subtle, but important change to this definition....
OCC Guidance on Model Risk Management 2021
On August 18th, 2021, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published the latest guidance to bank examiners in the Comptroller’s Handbook booklet, "Model Risk Management". The handbook outlines what bank examiners should be focused on when scrutinizing...
Building a Spreadsheet Risk Assessment Model
Creating a spreadsheet risk assessment model is one of the key components in establishing a successful spreadsheet remediation program. The risk assessment model must encompass all aspects of risk that spreadsheets present to an organization. Read on to learn how to...
The State of Citizen Development & EUC
Types of Citizen Development Currently, there are two distinct types of software that enable citizen development to some degree.Citizen development refers to business users acting as ‘citizen developers’ creating applications in low and no-code environments.The first...
Internal Audit Spreadsheet & EUC Risks
Spreadsheet and EUC fundamentals End user computing (EUC) applications are applications built and/ or maintained by the business that fall outside of IT control. Microsoft excel spreadsheets are the most common EUC file type, typically making up to 90% or more of EUC...
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance for Spreadsheets
In 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published part 11 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR Part 11). Part 11 specifically applies to all FDA regulated electronic records and electronic signatures (ERES) that are created, modified,...