Re:1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service
by avip on Sunday April 01, 2018 @03:37PM
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I've worked with KPMG subsidiary for security audit. This is an E&Y kind of company, where you pay x4 to work with the least competent people because you need a familiar name stamped on some report.
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Re:1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service
by minxomat on Sunday April 01, 2018 @05:23PM
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KPMG has earned a few nickname acronyms because of this in Germany: "Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau" or "Kinder Prüfen Meine Gesellschaft" ("no one audits carefully anymore" and "children audit my company" respectively).
We have a few former KPMG employees. They have many stories to tell, about everything from glass ceilings to harassment.
Re:1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service
by rattray on Sunday April 01, 2018 @07:50PM
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I don't do business in Germany, but I'm curious; which firms would you say are most-respected there?
Re:1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service
by minxomat on Sunday April 01, 2018 @07:58PM
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All in all, KPMG is still well respected (so is E&Y and smaller firms).
We regularly receive government grants, and the best audit experiences I've had was with the small, EU-funded auditors. They have a high level of integrity and technical/financial knowledge. But that is a very specific niche.