DESCRIPTION AND BENEFITS

For a professional auditor working in today's business environment, an in-depth understanding of the controls governing the use of computer systems has become essential.

This five-day, comprehensive course is designed to give that understanding to auditors who are already familiar with the basic concepts of Information Systems auditing.

Delegates will gain:

• A comprehensive understanding of the risks and exposures in Information Systems
• Familiarity with the appropriate audit tools and techniques required to audit application systems
• An understanding of where systems come from and the auditor's role in building in control
• Knowledge of the activities of the Information Processing Facility and its controls
• An understanding of data integrity, security and privacy issues

WHAT WILL BE COVERED

	Information Risk Management IS risks and exposures Computer control concepts
	General Operational Environment Criteria for effective security Tailoring the Operating System Auditing Operations
	Information systems / applications Business and processing control objectives Input, processing and output controls Systems Development Control of the SDLC Control and authorisation techniques Systems recoverability
	eBusiness Internet Intranet Extranet EDI EFTS eCommerce
	Internal Audit Tools IDEA ACL

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The module is aimed at auditors, audit managers and supervisors in both the private as well as the public sectors who regularly encounter sophisticated computer systems.