What You Will Learn
1. Understanding IT Risks - current examples of how IT risks have negatively impacted organizations - incorporating IT risks with enterprise risks - classifying information asset risks: confidentiality, integrity and availability - common IT vulnerabilities and associated risks - addressing IT-related fraud - leveraging COSO, COBIT, and other international frameworks to address IT risks
2. Taking the Mystery Out of Information Technology: Battling the Buzzwords - sorting out the software: operating systems, system software, virtualization - database management systems - computing models: centralized, decentralized, distributed, client/server - network infrastructure control points and safeguards - portable computing and remote access - cloud computing and other outsourcing risks
3. Key IT Infrastructure Risks and Controls - relationship between IT infrastructure controls and application controls - organizational roles and responsibilities - separation of duties and “least privilege” - identity and access control management - log management and incident response - data leakage protection - change control - system software key risks and controls - controlling privileged access - disaster recovery and business continuity planning - physical security and environmental risks and controls - encryption and public key infrastructure (PKI)
4. Business Application System Risks and Controls - business application system risks - objectives of business application audits - control ownership - defining application transactions - top-down risk based application audit planning - application controls -- completeness and accuracy of input -- completeness and accuracy of processing -- output controls - data warehouse application risks and controls - end user computing risks and controls - Web-enabled application risks
5. Assessing IT Governance - understanding IT governance and its relation to enterprise governance - determining IT governance risks - reviewing the role of the board of directors - establishing a pro-active IT governance audit strategy - using COSO and COBIT to assess IT governance - IT Governance audit resources
6. Developing the IT Audit Plan - performing IT risk analysis - developing the IT audit universe - staying aware of IT activities / risks - establishing IT risk criteria - integrated auditing - IT audit planning resources - what’s on the minds of IT Audit Managers |