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Wire Transfer/ACH Audits These services are critical to many financial  entities

Usually included in with ITGC audit

• Particularly in small to medium community banks, CUs, and MTs

Can be a separate audit

• Could occur in financial entities with significant wire/ACH activity  • Usually in large community financial entities

Vulnerability Assessment vs Penetration Tests

High‐level comparison: • Vulnerability Assessments‐ identify where facilities  or networks are at risk • Penetration Tests‐ subject a network(s) to “real life” 

cyber events internally and externally Both should be performed, at least annually.