Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing: 583 (Wiley Corporate F&A) - Hardcover

Cascarino, Richard E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118147618 ISBN 13: 9781118147610

Publisher: Wiley, 2012

Synopsis

Step-by-step guide to successful implementation and control of IT systems―including the Cloud

Many auditors are unfamiliar with the techniques they need to know to efficiently and effectively determine whether information 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.

• Follows the approach used by the Information System Audit and Control Association's model curriculum, making this book a practical approach to IS auditing
• Serves as an excellent study guide for those preparing for the CISA and CISM exams
• Includes discussion of risk evaluation methodologies, new regulations, SOX, privacy, banking, IT governance, CobiT, outsourcing, network management, and the Cloud
• Includes a link to an education version of IDEA--Data Analysis Software

As networks and enterprise resource planning systems bring resources together, and as increasing privacy violations threaten more organization, information systems integrity becomes more important than ever. Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing, Second Edition empowers auditors to effectively gauge the adequacy and effectiveness of information systems controls.

About this title

About the Author

RICHARD E. CASCARINO, MBA, CIA, CISA, CISM, is a consultant and lecturer with over thirty years' experience in internal, forensic, risk, and computer auditing. He is Managing Director of Richard Cascarino & Associates, a successful audit training and consultancy company. For the last twenty-five years, they have been providing consultancy and professional development services to clients throughout the southern African region as well as Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. He is a past president of the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa (IIA SA), was the founding Regional Director of the Southern African Region of the IIA Inc., and is a member of both the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

From the Back Cover

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.

From the Inside Flap

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118147618
• ISBN 13: 9781118147610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464