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These learning resources are designed to help you - whether working in a business or firm - establish and maintain proficiency in the areas of information and data management and analysis; IT risk and assurance services, including service organization controls (SOC) reporting; and information security and privacy, including the growing issue of cybersecurity.

From insight to impact - unlocking opportunities in big data: Full report

‘From insight to impact - unlocking opportunities in big data' investigates how leading finance professionals are using data to drive commercial impact.

Report Data strategy and planning Advanced

Improving decision making in organisations: Unlocking business intelligence

This report provides tools to improve accounting operations and acquire a greater competence in informed decision making.

Report Financial analysis Advanced

Audit and Attest Standards

This page provides access to all current AICPA audit and attest standards and interpretations.

Publication Authoritative guidance Foundational

How to mitigate vendor risk in a cybersecurity environment

This article discusses what CPAs need to know when vetting vendors’ security practices.

Article Information security & privacy Foundational

SOC 1 ® Report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to User Entities’ Internal Control over Financial Reporting

This page provides a summary of the purpose and types of SOC 1 reports.

Article Service organizations Foundational

SOC 2 ® Report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality or Privacy

This page summarizes the purpose (including importance to stakeholders) and types of SOC 2 reports.

Article Service organizations Foundational

SOC 3® Trust Services Report for Service Organizations

This page provides an introduction to SOC 3® reports.

Article Service organizations Foundational

SOC Toolkit for Service Organizations

​This toolkit is intended to help service organizations better understand SOC services.

Article Service organizations Foundational

How CPAs Can Drive Business Intelligence

This article explains why CPAs are especially suited to drive business intelligence initiatives for their clients, or within their own organization.

Article Data management & analytics Foundational

Safari Books Online

This IMTA member benefit provides access to 400 titles covering various information management and technology assurance topics.

Tool Information management Foundational

Identity Theft Resources

This page provides information and resources related to identity theft.

Article Information security & privacy Foundational

Disaster and Business Continuity Planning

This article provides an overview of the steps an organization should follow to prepare a disaster recovery plan.

Article Information security & privacy Foundational