IT Auditing: Using Controls to Protect Information Assets - Softcover

Davis, Chris; Schiller, Mike; Wheeler, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072263431 ISBN 13: 9780072263435

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Synopsis

Protect Your Systems with Proven IT Auditing Strategies

 "A must-have for auditors and IT professionals."  -Doug Dexter, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, Audit Team Lead, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Plan for and manage an effective IT audit program using the in-depth information contained in this comprehensive resource. Written by experienced IT audit and security professionals, IT Auditing: Using Controls to Protect Information Assets covers the latest auditing tools alongside real-world examples, ready-to-use checklists, and valuable templates. Inside, you'll learn how to analyze Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems; secure databases; examine wireless networks and devices; and audit applications. Plus, you'll get up-to-date information on legal standards and practices, privacy and ethical issues, and the CobiT standard. 

Build and maintain an IT audit function with maximum effectiveness and value

• Implement best practice IT audit processes and controls
• Analyze UNIX-, Linux-, and Windows-based operating systems
• Audit network routers, switches, firewalls, WLANs, and mobile devices
• Evaluate entity-level controls, data centers, and disaster recovery plans
• Examine Web servers, platforms, and applications for vulnerabilities
• Review databases for critical controls
• Use the COSO, CobiT, ITIL, ISO, and NSA INFOSEC methodologies
• Implement sound risk analysis and risk management practices
• Drill down into applications to find potential control weaknesses

About this title

About the Authors

Chris Davis, CISA, CISSP (Dallas, TX) is a senior IT auditor for Texas Instruments and author of the best-selling Hacking Exposed: Computer Forensics.

Mike Schiller, CISA (Dallas, TX) is the worldwide IT audit manager at Texas Instruments.

Kevin Wheeler, CISSP, CISA, NSA IAM/IEM (Carrollton, TX) is the founder and CEO of InfoDefense.

Plan for and manage an effective IT audit program using the in-depth
information contained in this comprehensive resource. Written by
experienced IT audit and security professionals, IT Auditing: Using
Controls to Protect Information Assets covers the latest auditing tools
alongside real-world examples, ready-to-use checklists, and valuable
templates. Inside, you'll learn how to analyze Windows, UNIX, and Linux
systems; secure databases; examine wireless networks and devices; and audit
applications. Plus, you'll get up-to-date information on legal standards
and practices, privacy and ethical issues, and the CobiT standard.

Build and maintain an IT audit function with maximum effectiveness and
value

Implement best practice IT audit processes and controls
Analyze UNIX-, Linux-, and Windows-based operating systems
Audit network routers, switches, firewalls, WLANs, and mobile devices
Evaluate entity-level controls, data centers, and disaster recovery plans
Examine Web servers, platforms, and applications for vulnerabilities
Review databases for critical controls
Use the COSO, CobiT, ITIL, ISO, and NSA INFOSEC methodologies
Implement sound risk analysis and risk management practices
Drill down into applications to find potential control weaknesses

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072263431
• ISBN 13: 9780072263435
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 387