Computer Analytics
Computer-assisted audit techniques are believed to offer great potential for the detection of
fraud and financial crime. Further, the amount of data collected and stored seems to be increasing
exponentially. Recently, much discussion has centered on the term ‘‘big data.’’ A recent example of
the value of data analytics and big data is the announcement by the SEC (ElBoghdady 2013) that it
was developing a fraud detection tool. Extensive literature has developed in this regard. For
example, Benford’s law, neural networks, and other technologies have the potential to supplement
fraud risk assessment and the detection of fraudulent acts