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The Banker’s Advocate
State Bank Department
 May 5 at the Convo- utilize the Bank Depart-
cation Center at Arkansas
attend the workshops,
ment’s self-examination as even if they already have
TRAINING
State University, Jones- a relatively simple – but
been to a training seminar
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boro. useful – monitoring tool. to meet the requirement
Each session will be Attendance at one of of Administrative Policy
ment, which will conduct held from 8:30 a.m. to
the sessions will satisfy #008.
the sessions with organ- noon. The registration
the requirement of Bank Information on the
izational support from the fee is $85 per person.
Department Administra- Bank Director Training
Arkansas Community In addition to director
tive Policy #008, dated sessions, including a regis-
Bankers Association. responsibilities and liquid-
September 30, 2002. The tration form, has been
The sessions are sched- ity, other topics will in-
policy requires newly sent to each bank with a
uled: clude “Best Practices, Red
elected bank directors of main office in Arkansas.
 April 21 at the Holi- Flags and Board Commit- state-chartered banks Additional informa-
day Inn Northwest Ar- tees” and “Some Old Les- based in Arkansas to at- tion is available from
kansas in Springdale. sons/Some New Les- tend one training seminar Richard Trammell, execu-
sons.”  April 28 at the Court- within their first year of tive director of the Arkan-
yard by Marriott Down- The sessions also will service. sas Community Bankers
town Little Rock (River include a presentation on All bank directors in Association, at 501-525-
Market). how a bank director can Arkansas are welcome to
1656.
Cameron receives IS certification
Jeff A. Cameron, super- trol and assurance,” ac-  Completing at least 20
Bank Department in Au-
visor of the Bank Depart- cording to information on hours of Continuing Pro-
gust 1996. He earned
ment’s Information Sys- the organization’s Web fessional Education annu-
commissioned examiner
tems examination group, site. ally and at least 120 hours
status in August 2002.
has successfully com- CISA certification has during a fixed three-year
ISACA has over 86,000
pleted the Certified Infor- been earned by more than period.
members located in about
mation Systems Auditor 60,000 pro- The certification pro-
160 countries worldwide.
(CISA) examination. fessionals in gram, created in 1978, is
Formed in 1969 as the
A passing score on the information accredited by the Ameri-
EDP Auditors Associa-
examination is one of sev- systems au- can National Standards
tion, this organization
eral requirements for dit, control Institute. To maintain this
now uses only the acro-
earning formal CISA des- and security. accreditation, certification
nym, ISACA, to reflect
ignation, which is recog- In addi- bodies such as ISACA are
the broader range of in-
nized globally. tion to suc-
Cameron
required to consistently
formation technology
Cameron received no- cessful completion of the adhere to a set of require-
governance professionals
tice on March 27 that his CISA examination, certifi- ments or procedures re-
it now serves. This in-
application for certifica- cation requirements in- lated to quality, openness
cludes information sys-
tion has been approved, clude: and due process.
tems auditors and security
earning him the CISA Cameron took the CISA
 Having a minimum of personnel; consultants;
designation.
five years of verifiable examination in December educators; regulators;
The certification pro-
professional information 2008. The examination chief information officers;
gram is sponsored by IS-
systems audit, control or consists of 200 multiple- and internal and external
ACA, a worldwide profes-
security work experience. choice questions designed auditors.
sional association for- to test a candidate’s practi-
ISACA develops inter-
merly known as the Infor-
 Adhering to the IS-
ACA Code of Profes-
cal knowledge and experi-
national information sys-
mation Systems Audit and
sional Ethics.
ence.
tems auditing and control
Control Association. Cameron has served as
standards. The organiza-
The non-profit ISACA
 Complying with Infor-
mation Systems Auditing
both a commercial and
tion sponsors interna-
“is a global leader in IT
Standards, as adopted by
Information Systems ex-
tional conferences and
governance, security, con-
ISACA.
aminer since joining the
publishes ISACA Journal.
March 31, 2009
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