Technology is pervasive—invading all areas of our personal and business lives. In our personal lives, we have some control over how much technology we will tolerate, but not so in our professional lives. Every aspect of modern organizations involves technology, to the extent that auditors can no longer audit around the computer as they did from 1960 until recently. Technology is an important element of a majority of the controls that are, or should be, in place. In addition, not only is technology a necessary tool of auditors, but it can also improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the audit process
