Today, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released a new staff Spotlight publication, “ Staff Update on 2025 Inspections of Public Company Audits.” In 2025, the staff of the PCAOB’s Division of Registration and Inspections inspected 143 PCAOB-registered public accounting firms…
The U.S. Coast Guard issued Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 02-26 to help entities comply with the 2025 maritime cyber rule. Regulated operators must designate a cybersecurity officer, assess risks, and submit a plan by July 16, 2027. The circular provides a risk-filtering method based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework…
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will hold a meeting of its Investor Advisory Group (IAG) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. ET. The meeting is open to the public and will take place at the PCAOB’s headquarters (1666 K Street NW, Washington, DC).
Group Audit Standard Series: Implementing the Risk-Based Approach | Resources | AICPA & CIMA Oct 21, 2026 · 1 min read Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 149, Special Considerations — Audits of Group Financial Statements (Including the Work of Component Auditors and Audits of Referred-to…
NIST, the NSA Super Intelligence Security Center, and CISA released a new guideline on October 16, 2026, to help organizations manage incidents involving highly capable AI systems. The document outlines ten voluntary core practices divided into five stages of the incident management lifecycle, including preparation, detection, response, recovery, and reporting. It builds on NIST SP…
NIST SP 1800-35 provides practical implementation guidance for zero trust in hybrid environments, building on the foundational model in NIST SP 800-207. This guidance helps mainframe operators apply resource-level authorization and identity checks to regulated workloads. The article notes that 53% of organizations expressed concern about mainframe security in a 2025 survey. Implementation challenges include…
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board announced it will pause issuing new accounting standards until fiscal year 2029 to allow government departments time to adjust to existing requirements. GASB chair Joel Black stated that the board recognizes the resource constraints faced by state and local governments, which are often stretched thin by shrinking staff and rising…
Censinet has opened enrollment for the sixth wave of its annual healthcare cybersecurity and AI benchmarking study. The initiative is co-sponsored by the American Hospital Association, Health-ISAC, and the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group. Participants must complete the NIST CSF 2.0 and NIST AI RMF assessments by December 7, 2026. The study aims to help healthcare…
The American Institute of CPAs released a practice aid titled Artificial Intelligence (AI) Considerations for Financial Statement Auditors. The guidance helps auditors evaluate how artificial intelligence affects financial reporting and audit processes. It covers risks such as data quality issues, model risks, and hallucinations introduced by AI systems. The document also outlines how audit firms…