September 2006 — PRINT EDITION             Top tech issues Every year ITAC consults with members of the profession regarding concerns they have about technology. And this year, once again, it presents its comprehensive list of priorities facing chartered accountants Small & insecure The good news is there has been great improvement in overall computer security; the bad news is many small and medium-sized professional outfits are still lacking on the IT security front     Technovations Peer pressure     People Her affinity for Crayolas and love affair with colour in her youth turned into a passion for the fine arts. Today Julie Mortreux paints to express the feelings she puts aside when working as an accountant     News and trends   •  The dating game   •  Reality bites   •  Charitable work   •  Fraud plans missing in action   •  Electronic attacks on the rise Threats to information security have become highly targeted, organized and costly, resulting in billions of dollars in economic damage each year. To fend off the attacks, companies have to become as nimble as the attackers themselves.   •  News from the profession   •  Standards digest     Numbers game       Ask an expert Improving BlackBerry skills     Book Value   •  Word & Excel Exact Solutions   •  Identity Theft Toolkit: How to Recover From and Avoid Identity Theft     Findings The price of happiness     As quoted Power politics     Going concern Grant Skinner, CA, President and CEO, Wellington West Pro Ice Management Inc.       Taxation Fear factor: the GST was meant to be simple and straightforward. But when tax is included, it gets more complicated By Christina Zurowski     People management Put your money in trust: improved productivity and profitability are just two of the many benefits of workplace trust By Darryl Stickel & Catherine Gamroth     Law The blame game: when management fails to act in good faith in the best interest of the company, just who can or can’t be sued? By Mindy Paskell-Mede     Business adviser The family business: the success rate of businesses passed on through families can be both envied and improved upon By Grant Robinson     Inside out Security, security and security Off the record Turf wars Netwatch Virtual TV Test drive Accounting/ERP software survey 2006 Outlook Petro-dollars equal petro-economy