Topic: Audit-trail

Found 9 entries.

• The 'One Password for Everyone' Room That Failed Compliance

  Shared credentials are not a productivity hack; they are an anonymity engine. When 'Admin' deletes a file, and five people use that login, your audit trail is dead.

• If It Is Not Written, It Did Not Happen

  Relying on a phone call to explain a discrepancy is a governance failure. Calls evaporate; memos survive. We codify explanations into artifacts.

• The Case: Why We Do Not Rely on 'Sent' Items in a Court of Law

  Email delivery is not proof of receipt. Discover why relying on standard email for high-stakes contracts invites non-payment and litigation.

• The Fix: A Clean Document Trail Without Manual Re-Entry

  Manual re-entry of data is the fastest way to destroy trust. A $10 typo looks like fraud to an auditor. We implement a 'Source-First' protocol where data is captured, not typed.

• The Spreadsheet Q&A That Became a Discovery Trap

  Answering diligence questions in a loose Excel sheet is a trap. Without evidence, your answers are just opinions that breed more questions. Anchor every response to a document.

• My Rant About Screenshots as Evidence: They Are Not Records

  A screenshot is a picture of a claim, not proof of a fact. To an auditor, a PNG file is unverifiable noise. We demand the source export.

• The Fix: A Gap Analysis That Doesn’t Require a Lawyer in the Room

  Discovering a missing contract during diligence is a catastrophe. Identifying it beforehand is strategy. Use this simple grid to identify what is missing and how to plug the hole.

• The Myth of the Shared Drive: A Folder Is Not a Chain of Custody

  A shared folder confirms existence, not delivery. Learn why standard cloud storage fails to provide a defensible audit trail during disputes.

• “Anyone With the URL” Is Not Access Control

  Sending a public share link is not collaboration; it is negligence. Without an audit trail, you cannot prove who viewed your IP, rendering your NDA worthless.