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Update: Accellion data breach
QIMR Berghofer can confirm that no clinical trial participant information was in the files accessed in a breach of the third-party file-sharing system Accellion.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has conducted a forensic audit and identified the files that were accessed by an unknown party on Christmas Day 2020.
The ACSC has confirmed that 278 files, or approximately 620MB of data, were accessed. Most of these were Mosquito and Arbovirus Research Committee documents, including manuscripts of previously published scientific papers.
Several internal Institute documents were also accessed, which consisted of routine reports and correspondence.
Two CVs were accessed. QIMR Berghofer has contacted the owners of these CVs and provided them with advice.
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iAudit disrupts accounting world; finishes audits in 30 seconds
March 13, 2021
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Completing audit of three months account in 30 seconds may sound weird but iAudit, a software developed by Infilytics has made it possible and has received all round accolades.
Rajkot-based Palak Vasa, a chartered accountant, Founder and CEO of Infilytics had hit upon the idea of speeding up audits to avoid bank frauds and improve compliance.
After becoming Chartered Accountant, Palak joined ITC in November 2015 and got opportunity to audit the company’s various business including tobacco, FMCG, hotels, papers, agriculture and IT. This is when he realised that audit is being carried out manually across the world and stumbled upon idea to develop iAudit.
Audit of Electroconvulsive Therapy Reveals Poor Administration and Monitoring
The report concludes that institutional practices are insufficient to guarantee the safety of patients who undergo electroconvulsive therapy.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) passes electricity through the brain to cause a seizure in patients. In light of current debates about this controversial treatment, an audit examined thousands of cases where ECT was used in England. The audit found multiple failures in the monitoring and accreditation of ECT clinics.
The authors, led by psychologist John Read, report that many patients are receiving ECT against their will, clinics are not complying with the law regarding compulsory treatment, and the use of treatment efficacy assessments by clinics has decreased to 30% or lower. In response to the findings, Read added:
Up to 20 lucky City of Fremantle residents are being given the opportunity to register for free for an eight-week online waste education course designed.