Legal Compliance and Audit focuses on the required and implied programmatic practices, procedures and controls essential to achieving regulatory compliance, meeting industry standards and ensuring prudent practices are in place to protect organizational assets, stakeholders, shareholders and the customer and value chain.

The discipline of Legal Compliance and Audit addresses the following elements:
1. Auditing
  a. Business Continuity Programs
  b. IT
  c. SOX
2. Legal
   a. Compliance issues

Credentialing Organizations / Certifications

Information Systems Audit & Control Association: >click here
• CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

Institute of Internal Auditors: >click here
• CIA: Certified Internal Auditor
• CGAP: Certified Government Auditing Professional
• CFSA: Certified Financial Services Auditor
• CCSA: Certification in Control Self-Assessment

Business Resilience Certification Consortium International: >click here
• CBRA: Certified Business Resilience Auditor

Professional Development / Courses

ISACA:
• CISA >click here

CBRA:
• Certified Business Resilience Auditor >click here

Articles / Presentations

• Link to our library >click here

Networking Opportunities / Local Chapters

ISACA: >click here

IIA: >click here

Conferences

• Link to our conference page >click here

ISACA: >click here

IIA: >click here

Careers

IAA: >click here

ISACA: >click here

LCA Discipline Chair

Don Byrne
A successful entrepreneur, former venture capitalist and investment banker, Don Byrne has been the CEO of several high technology and financial service companies. He is the founder and Managing Director of the consulting firm - North River Solutions, Inc. His industry experience includes financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation/shipping, engineering/software development, and wholesale distributors. His current area of interest is the interplay between regulatory compliance and business continuity planning.

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Levels of Certification and Credentialing
There are five levels of ICOR certification

1. Certified Organizational Resilience Executive (CORE)

2. Certified Organizational Resilience Professional (CORP)

3. Certified Organizational Resilience Manager (CORM)

4. Certified Organizational Resilience Specialist (CORS)

5. Certified Organizational Resilience Associate (CORA)