About Us

Biography

Eckhardt Kriel is an IT professional with 26 years of experience in providing IT consulting, security and data mining solutions to public and private sector organizations around the world. He spent 26 years with Ernst & Young in Johannesburg, New York and Toronto.
Eckhardt has provided technical computer forensic support to high profile civil and criminal cases. His data mining and analytical expertise has assisted legal counsel and the courts understand complex financial transactions.

Eckhardt has authored numerous articles and a book for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants called, "Application of Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques". He has served on the International Continuous Auditing and Reporting Committee, (part of Rutgers University Business School) and is a long-standing member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Services Provided

Eckhardt specializes in assessing and addressing the risks and vulnerabilities facing IT systems He conducts IT audits to ensure his clients comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, NI 52-109 and other legislative requirements.

Eckhardt also provides data services to clients that include statistical analysis, data conversion, advanced data analysis and data mining. He has developed a suite of data analysis tools called D3CIFER for addressing operational risk issues in common business processes. These tools harness the power of analytical tools to identify opportunities for operational improvements, highlight control risks, stop cash leakage and identify potential fraud and irregular activity.