November 25, 2011 8:41 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
BCP,
Business Continuity,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Crisis Management,
Disaster Recovery,
DRP,
IT AuditAs with a business continuity plan (BCP); a disaster recovery plan (DRP) contains the consistent actions to be undertaken prior to, during and after a disaster. A sound DRP is built from a comprehensive planning system, involving all of the entity’s business processes. Disaster recovery...
November 22, 2011 9:07 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
BCP,
Business Continuity,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Crisis Management,
Disaster Recovery,
DRP,
IT AuditFor most professionals, business continuity planning refers to the process for developing advance arrangements and procedures enabling an entity to respond to service interruptions in such a manner...
November 18, 2011 9:00 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
BCP,
Business Continuity,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Crisis Management,
Disaster Recovery,
DRP,
IT AuditAfter a catastrophic incident or event; losing the capability to process, retrieve, and protect information maintained electronically can significantly affect an entity’s ability to accomplish its mission. For this reason, an entity should have: (1)
November 15, 2011 9:40 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
External Control,
IAP,
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Internal Control,
ISG,
IT AuditControl environment scanning to produce a viable IT audit plan should be considered fundamental to planning an IT audit. Primary consideration regarding the control environment's operating style is IT auditability. As with most audit situations, verifiability is...
November 11, 2011 9:08 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
External Control,
IAP,
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Internal Control,
ISG,
IT AuditPrimary drivers for IAP audit planning are verifying safeguarding existence, adequacy, and risk management. However, as with standard IT audits, a general control environment, information systems, and control procedures understanding should be...
November 8, 2011 8:45 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
External Control,
IAP,
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Internal Control,
ISG,
IT AuditAlternatively, IAP may be within the ambit of other IT audit areas. Under these circumstances, a ‘functional-based’, ‘application based’, or ‘compliance-based’ examination may be appropriate. ...
November 4, 2011 8:23 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
External Control,
IAP,
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Internal Control,
ISG,
IT AuditReflective of the COBIT "Ensure Systems Security" domain-process, IAP confidentiality and integrity are the primary information criteria, while availability, compliance, and reliability are considered secondary information criteria; even when other audit...
November 1, 2011 7:33 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Administrative Control,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
External Control,
IAP,
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Internal Control,
ISG,
IT AuditIAP audits normally have an operational focus addressing general controls. ‘Operational-based’ IAP audits examine audit area departmental personnel adherence to policies and procedures while simultaneously evaluating the economy, effectiveness and...
