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The Guide is intended to be a practical, user-friendly reference for both new and seasoned audit committee members, and for the management and audit teams who work with the audit committee.
In general, in addition to financial statement and disclosure risks, the audit committee may focus on one or more of the following risks: Legal/regulatory compliance, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act risk.
Audit committees can play a pivotal role in helping to ensure robust discussions around IT and privacy risk generally, and cybersecurity in particular. The chief information security officer should provide regular reports to the board on these risks in business terms and using language that is not overly technical.