audit trail
noun
: a record of a sequence of events (such as actions performed by a computer) from which a history may be reconstructed
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By laundering the cryptocurrency proceeds, Parks was able to disguise the audit trail and disassociate the funds from the scheme, according to prosecutors.
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USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Implementing a zero-trust mindset, removing data access for departing employees and adopting tools that deliver a full audit trail can also stop data loss from occurring.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Machine counts are foolproof and come with multiple fail-safes, double-checks and audit trails.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
There’s also a post-election audit, which takes a sample of paper ballot cards from the voter verifiable paper audit trail and checks them manually.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2022
Organizations gain instant audit trail visibility across all documents to ease control oversight and show evidence of compliance.
—Antti Nivala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
An optical scan machine by nature has a paper record, and all direct record electronic machines must have a voter verifiable paper audit trail by July 1, 2024, according to state law.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2022
Keris, the lawyer who specializes in defending hospitals in malpractice cases, said the back-end data stored in electronic medical record systems is remarkably complex, making any case involving an audit trail far more difficult and expensive for both plaintiffs and defendants.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
To that end, Palantir’s software was created with two primary security features: Users are able to access only information they are authorized to view, and the software generates an audit trail that, among other things, indicates if someone has tried to obtain material off-limits to them.
—Michael Steinberger, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2020
USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Implementing a zero-trust mindset, removing data access for departing employees and adopting tools that deliver a full audit trail can also stop data loss from occurring.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Machine counts are foolproof and come with multiple fail-safes, double-checks and audit trails.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
There’s also a post-election audit, which takes a sample of paper ballot cards from the voter verifiable paper audit trail and checks them manually.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2022
Organizations gain instant audit trail visibility across all documents to ease control oversight and show evidence of compliance.
—Antti Nivala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
An optical scan machine by nature has a paper record, and all direct record electronic machines must have a voter verifiable paper audit trail by July 1, 2024, according to state law.
—Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2022
Keris, the lawyer who specializes in defending hospitals in malpractice cases, said the back-end data stored in electronic medical record systems is remarkably complex, making any case involving an audit trail far more difficult and expensive for both plaintiffs and defendants.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
To that end, Palantir’s software was created with two primary security features: Users are able to access only information they are authorized to view, and the software generates an audit trail that, among other things, indicates if someone has tried to obtain material off-limits to them.
—Michael Steinberger, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2020
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