Auditor'S Guide To It Auditing

Richard E. Cascarino

• 10 april 2012
• 9781118147610

Samenvatting:

Many auditors are unfamiliar with the techniques they need to know to efficiently and effectively determine whether your IT systems are adequately protected. Now in a Second Edition, Auditor"s Guide to IT Auditing presents an easy, practical guide for auditors that can be applied to all computing environments.

Presenting the computer auditing knowledge that today"s modern auditor requires significantly more than auditors of yesteryear, Auditor"s Guide to IT Auditing, Second Edition serves as an excellent study guide for those preparing for the CISA and CISM exams. In addition, it provides you with a working knowledge of the risks and control opportunities within an information processing (IP) environment, as well as how to audit that environment.

Filled with realistic case studies that present a workable implementation of the book"s principles and techniques, this step-by-step guide includes timely discussion of:

• Risk evaluation methodologies
  
  
• New regulations
  
  
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  
  
• Privacy
  
  
• Banking
  
  
• IT governance
  
  
• CobiT
  
  
• Outsourcing
  
  
• Network management
  
  
• The Cloud

A reality check for every auditor to determine whether they are examining the right issues and if they are sufficiently comprehensive in their focus, Auditor"s Guide to IT Auditing, Second Edition offers thorough coverage for successful application and control of IT systems-including the Cloud-to empower you to effectively gauge the adequacy and effectiveness of your IT controls.