December 30, 2011 9:55 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Infrastructure,
IT Audit,
Life Cycle Management,
SDLC,
SystemsEntities may partially or fully delegate some or all of its IT asset development to a third party processor (TPP). Whereby, IT resources that may be outsourced include: infrastructure, platforms, and applications. Usually, the responsibility for...
December 27, 2011 9:38 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Infrastructure,
IT Audit,
Life Cycle Management,
SDLC,
Systems‘Application-based’ implementation audits assess any or all parts of the deployment process of a project. The IT auditor should assess relevant SDLC stages, as they are occurring, to highlight risks or issues and provide necessary risk mitigation recommendations to the...
December 23, 2011 8:48 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Infrastructure,
IT Audit,
Life Cycle Management,
SDLC,
SystemsCategorically, ‘Application-based’ pre-acquisition audits assess a system prior to obtaining usage rights considering such matters as: software requirements, vendor bidding, and system selection. Specifically, pre-acquisition assurance service coverage includes effects on IT...
December 20, 2011 8:54 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Infrastructure,
IT Audit,
Life Cycle Management,
SDLC,
SystemsSILCM audits normally have a functional focus. ‘Functional-based’ SILCM audits examine identified processes as auditable units. However, if during ‘functional-based’ planning the IT auditor...
December 16, 2011 9:54 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Certified Information Technology Professional,
Certified Internal Auditor,
Certified Internal Controls Auditor,
Certified Public Accountant,
Infrastructure,
IT Audit,
Life Cycle Management,
SDLC,
SystemsThere is general agreement that IT auditor involvement in systems and infrastructure development life cycle (SIDLC) projects would aid in ensuring IT architecture items work properly and include adequate controls. However, there is less agreement as to role IT auditors should play in the SIDLC. ...
