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Glossary: Compliance, Privacy and Penetration Testing

Audit committee

A small group of board members, who should be independent of management, that oversees a company's audits. It approves the charter and audit plan, receives internal audit's reports and oversees the outside auditors. At Kettle & Crane the two investors play this role.

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Board of directorsAudit charterAudit planSarbanes-Oxley ActChief audit executive