I wish to take this opportunity to dedicate this book to my wife, Max, who has, over the last 33 years, put up with my bad temper when the computer would not do what I programmed it to do, my ego when it did eventually work, my despair when the system crashed again and again, and my complacency when the problems were solved.

I would also like to thank those who molded my career over the years, particularly Jim Leary for showing me what an IS manager could be and Scotch Duncan Anderson for showing me what an internal auditor should be.

And in grateful thanks to my friend, the late Gene Schultz, who died before being able to review the second edition of this book having given such a sterling review to the first edition. He was an inspiration and will be sadly missed.

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